1898 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1898 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1896 Minnesota Attorney General election 1896 1900 Minnesota Attorney General election 1900 November 8, 1898 x160px Wallace B. Douglas Republican Party (United States) 137,505 56.67% x160px John F. Kelly Democratic Party (United States) 96,731 39.87% Attorney General Henry W. Childs Republican Party (United States) Wallace B. Douglas Republican Party (United States) The 1898 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1898, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Wallace B. Douglas defeated Democratic nominee John F. Kelly and Prohibition nominee Daniel W. Doty.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318981099923600/ Attorney General, 1898 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-06 General election On election day, November 8, 1898, Republican nominee Wallace B. Douglas won the election by a margin of 40,774 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John F. Kelly, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Douglas was sworn in as the 10th attorney general of Minnesota on January 3, 1899.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=152645 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com December 13, 2004 2024-10-06 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1898 Republican Party (United States) Wallace B. Douglas 137,505 56.67 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Kelly 96,731 39.87 Prohibition Party Daniel W. Doty 8,404 3.46 242,640 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1898 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1898 in the United States