1869 Minnesota Attorney General election

1869 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Francis R. E. Cornell Seagrave Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 29,300 23,812
Percentage 53.80% 43.72%

Attorney General before election

Francis R. E. Cornell
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Francis R. E. Cornell
Republican

The 1869 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1869 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Francis R. E. Cornell defeated Democratic nominee Seagrave Smith and Temperance nominee James H. Davidson.[1]

  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1869 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2024.