1918 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1916 Minnesota Attorney General election 1916 1920 Minnesota Attorney General election 1920 November 5, 1918 125px Clifford L. Hilton Republican Party (United States) 180,768 51.39% 125px Tom E. Davis Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party 99,920 28.41% 125px Bjorn B. Gislason Democratic Party (United States) 56,001 15.92% Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton (Acting) Republican Party (United States) Clifford L. Hilton Republican Party (United States) The 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1918, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Tom E. Davis, Democratic nominee Bjorn B. Gislason and National nominee Lars Haug.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319181099923600/ Attorney General, 1918 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-07 General election On election day, November 5, 1918, Republican nominee Clifford L. Hilton won the election by a margin of 80,848 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Tom E. Davis, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hilton was sworn in for his first full term on January 3, 1919.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=913397 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 7, 2020 2024-10-07 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1918 Republican Party (United States) Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent) 180,768 51.39 Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party Tom E. Davis 99,920 28.41 Democratic Party (United States) Bjorn B. Gislason 56,001 15.92 National Party (United States) Lars Haug 15,047 4.28 351,736 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1918 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1918 in the United States