1890 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1890 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1888 Minnesota Attorney General election 1888 1892 Minnesota Attorney General election 1892 November 4, 1890 125px Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) 98,187 40.98% 125px David Calhoun Democratic Party (United States) 85,821 35.82% 125px Robert Taylor Prohibition Party 55,610 23.20% Attorney General Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) The 1890 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1890, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee David Calhoun and Prohibition nominee Robert Taylor.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318901099923600/ Attorney General, 1890 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-06 General election On election day, November 4, 1890, Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp won re-election by a margin of 12,366 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee David Calhoun, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Clapp was sworn in for his third term on January 9, 1891.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058073 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 19, 2024 2024-10-06 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1890 Republican Party (United States) Moses E. Clapp (incumbent) 98,187 40.98 Democratic Party (United States) David Calhoun 85,821 35.82 Prohibition Party Robert Taylor 55,610 23.20 239,618 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1890 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1890 in the United States