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1928 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1926 Minnesota Attorney General election 1926 1930 Minnesota Attorney General election 1930 November 6, 1928 125px G. Aaron Youngquist Republican Party (United States) 524,151 56.83% 125px George Cahill Democratic Party (United States) 205,681 22.30% 125px Christian F. Gaarenstroom Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party 192,472 20.87% Attorney General G. Aaron Youngquist (Acting) Republican Party (United States) G. Aaron Youngquist Republican Party (United States)
The 1928 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1928, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general G. Aaron Youngquist defeated Democratic nominee George Cahill and Farmer–Labor nominee Christian F. Gaarenstroom.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319281099923600/ Attorney General, 1928 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08
General election
On election day, November 6, 1928, Republican nominee G. Aaron Youngquist won the election by a margin of 318,470 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee George Cahill, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Youngquist was sworn in for his first full term on January 3, 1929.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85405 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 7, 2020 2024-10-08
Results
Minnesota Attorney General election, 1928
Republican Party (United States)
G. Aaron Youngquist (incumbent)
524,151
56.83
Democratic Party (United States)
George Cahill
205,681
22.30
Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party
Christian F. Gaarenstroom
192,472
20.87
922,304
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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