1940 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1940 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1938 Minnesota Attorney General election 1938 1942 Minnesota Attorney General election 1942 November 5, 1940 125px Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) 604,763 51.78% 125px David J. Erickson Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party 284,337 24.35% 125px John D. Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 278,750 23.87% Attorney General Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) The 1940 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor nominee David J. Erickson and Democratic nominee John D. Sullivan.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319401099923600/ Attorney General, 1940 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08 General election On election day, November 5, 1940, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 320,426 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee David J. Erickson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his second term on January 6, 1941.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871967 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-08 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) 604,763 51.78 Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party David J. Erickson 284,337 24.35 Democratic Party (United States) John D. Sullivan 278,750 23.87 1,167,850 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1940 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1940 in the United States