1938 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1938 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1938 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former governor of Minnesota Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent acting attorney general William S. Ervin and Democratic nominee John D. Sullivan.[1]

1938 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist William S. Ervin John D. Sullivan
Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic
Popular vote 530,971 378,385 154,799
Percentage 49.90% 35.55% 14.55%

Attorney General before election

William S. Ervin (Acting)
Farmer–Labor

Elected Attorney General

Joseph A. A. Burnquist
Republican

General election

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On election day, 8 November 1938, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won the election by a margin of 152,586 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee William S. Ervin, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in as the 21st attorney general of Minnesota on 2 January 1939.[2]

Results

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Minnesota Attorney General election, 1938
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph A. A. Burnquist 530,971 49.90
Farmer–Labor William S. Ervin (incumbent) 378,385 35.55
Democratic John D. Sullivan 154,799 14.55
Total votes 1,064,155 100.00
Republican gain from Farmer–Labor

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1938 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2024.