1948 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1948 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1946 Minnesota Attorney General election 1946 1950 Minnesota Attorney General election 1950 November 2, 1948 125px Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) 624,891 54.36% 125px Francis M. Smith Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 524,607 45.64% 1948 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsBurnquist: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80%Smith: #7996e2 50-60% #6674de 60-70% Attorney General Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) The 1948 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Francis M. Smith.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319481099923600/ Attorney General, 1948 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08 General election On election day, November 2, 1948, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 100,284 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Francis M. Smith, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his sixth term on January 3, 1949.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871921 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-08 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) 624,891 54.36 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Francis M. Smith 524,607 45.64 1,149,498 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1948 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1948 in the United States