1982 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1982 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1982 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota Senate Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Elliot C. Rothenberg and Conservative People's nominee Samuel A. Faulk.[1]

1982 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey III Elliot C. Rothenberg
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 1,082,539 653,162
Percentage 61.72% 37.24%

Humphrey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Rothenberg:      50–60%

Attorney General before election

Warren Spannaus
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Attorney General

Hubert Humphrey III
Democratic (DFL)

General election

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On election day, 2 November 1982, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won the election by a margin of 429,377 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Elliot C. Rothenberg, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in as the 27th attorney general of Minnesota on 3 January 1983.[2]

Results

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Minnesota Attorney General election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Hubert Humphrey III 1,082,539 61.72
Republican Elliot C. Rothenberg 653,162 37.24
Conservative People's Samuel A. Faulk 18,278 1.04
Total votes 1,753,979 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1982 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2024.