1986 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1986 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1986 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee Lewis Freeman and Grassroots nominee Derrick P. Grimmer.[1]

1986 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey III Lewis Freeman
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 985,569 399,483
Percentage 70.33% 28.51%

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

Attorney General before election

Hubert Humphrey III
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Attorney General

Hubert Humphrey III
Democratic (DFL)

General election

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On election day, 4 November 1986, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won re-election by a margin of 586,086 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lewis Freeman, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in for his second term on 6 January 1987.[2]

Results

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Minnesota Attorney General election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Hubert Humphrey III 985,569 70.33
Republican Lewis Freeman 399,483 28.51
Grassroots Derrick P. Grimmer 16,394 1.16
Total votes 1,401,446 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1986 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2024.