The 1857 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 13 October 1857 in order to elect the first attorney general of Minnesota upon Minnesota acquiring statehood on 11 May 1858. Democratic nominee Charles H. Berry defeated Republican nominee George Nourse.[1]
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
General election
editOn election day, 13 October 1857, Democratic nominee Charles H. Berry won the election by a margin of 899 votes against his opponent Republican nominee George Nourse, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Berry was sworn in as the 1st attorney general of Minnesota on 11 May 1858.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Berry | 17,703 | 50.96 | |
| Republican | George Nourse | 16,804 | 48.38 | |
| Write-in | 230 | 0.66 | ||
| Total votes | 34,737 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Attorney General, 1857 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.