1879 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1879 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1877 Minnesota Attorney General election 1877 1881 Minnesota Attorney General election 1881 November 4, 1879 125px Charles M. Start Republican Party (United States) 60,816 57.28% 125px P.M. Babcock Democratic Party (United States) 38,604 36.36% Attorney General George P. Wilson Republican Party (United States) Charles M. Start Republican Party (United States) The 1879 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1879, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee Charles M. Start defeated Democratic nominee P.M. Babcock, Greenback Labor nominee Oscar Stephenson and Prohibition nominee Alfred W. Bangs.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318791099923600/ Attorney General, 1879 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-05 General election On election day, November 4, 1879, Republican nominee Charles M. Start won the election by a margin of 22,212 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee P.M. Babcock, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Start was sworn in as the 6th attorney general of Minnesota on January 7, 1880.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058066 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 19, 2024 2024-10-05 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1879 Republican Party (United States) Charles M. Start 60,816 57.28 Democratic Party (United States) P.M. Babcock 38,604 36.36 Greenback Party Oscar Stephenson 4,064 3.83 Prohibition Party Alfred W. Bangs 2,697 2.53 106,181 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1879 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1879 in the United States