1918 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1918 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Tom E. Davis, Democratic nominee Bjorn B. Gislason and National nominee Lars Haug.[1]

1918 Minnesota Attorney General election

← 1916 5 November 1918 1920 →
 
Nominee Clifford L. Hilton Tom E. Davis Bjorn B. Gislason
Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic
Popular vote 180,768 99,920 56,001
Percentage 51.39% 28.41% 15.92%

Attorney General before election

Clifford L. Hilton (Acting)
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Clifford L. Hilton
Republican

General election

edit

On election day, 5 November 1918, Republican nominee Clifford L. Hilton won the election by a margin of 80,848 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Tom E. Davis, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hilton was sworn in for his first full term on 3 January 1919.[2]

Results

edit
Minnesota Attorney General election, 1918
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent) 180,768 51.39
Farmer–Labor Tom E. Davis 99,920 28.41
Democratic Bjorn B. Gislason 56,001 15.92
National Lars Haug 15,047 4.28
Total votes 351,736 100.00
Republican hold

References

edit
  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1918 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2024.