Minnesota State Attorneys General, 1858-2006 (May be
incomplete!)
Charles
Henry Berry 1858-60
Gordon
E. Cole 1860-66
William
J. Colvill, Jr. 1866-68
Francis
R. E. Cornell 1868-74
George
P. Wilson 1874-80
Charles
M. Start 1880-81
William
John Hahn 1881-87
Moses
E. Clapp 1887-93
H.
W. Childs 1893-99
Wallace
B. Douglas 1899-1904
William
J. Donahower 1904-05
Edward
T. Young 1905-09
George
T. Simpson 1909-11
Lyndon
A. Smith 1912-18
Clifford
L. Hilton 1918-27
Albert
F. Pratt 1927-28
Gustaf
Aaron Youngquist 1928-29
Henry
N. Benson 1929-33
Harry
H. Peterson 1933-36
William
S. Ervin 1936-39
J.
A. A. Burnquist 1939-55
Miles
Lord 1955-60
Walter
F. Mondale 1960-64
Robert
W. Mattson 1964-67
Douglas
M. Head 1967-71
Warren
Spannaus 1971-83
Skip
Humphrey 1983-99
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1872:
John
L. MacDonald (Dem), defeated.
1892 Nov 8:
H.
W. Childs (Rep), elected;
John
C. Nethaway (Dem), defeated;
John
L. MacDonald (People's), defeated;
Robert
Taylor (Prohibition), defeated.
1894 Nov 6:
H.
W. Childs (Rep), elected;
Logan
Brackenridge (Dem), defeated;
John
A. Keyes (People's), defeated;
James
E. Child (Prohibition), defeated.
1898:
Robert
C. Saunders, defeated.
1904 Mar 31:
Wallace
B. Douglas, resigned;
William
J. Donahower, appointed.
1911 Aug 17:
George
T. Simpson, resigned;
Lyndon
A. Smith, appointed.
1916 Nov 7:
Lyndon
A. Smith (Rep), elected unopposed.
1924:
Robert
C. Bell, defeated.
1929 Nov 20:
Henry
N. Benson, appointed.
1930 Nov 4:
Henry
N. Benson (Rep), elected;
Joseph
B. Himsl (Farmer-Labor), defeated;
Walter
F. Dacey (Dem), defeated.
1934 Nov 6:
Harry
H. Peterson (Farmer-Labor), elected;
Oscar
F. Youngdahl (Rep), defeated;
Alric
Anderson (Dem), defeated.
1936 Nov 3:
Harry
H. Peterson (Farmer-Labor), elected;
Oscar
F. Youngdahl (Rep), defeated;
Thomas
F. Gallagher (Dem), defeated.
1938:
J.
A. A. Burnquist, elected.
1940:
J.
A. A. Burnquist, elected.
1942:
J.
A. A. Burnquist, elected.
1944:
J.
A. A. Burnquist, elected.
1946 Nov 5:
J.
A. A. Burnquist (Rep), elected;
Walter
C. Boland (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated.
1950 Nov 7:
J.
A. A. Burnquist (Rep), elected;
Orville
L. Freeman (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated.
1958 Nov 4:
Miles
Lord (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), elected;
Gaylord
A. Saetre (Rep), defeated.
1982:
Skip
Humphrey (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), elected.
1986:
Skip
Humphrey (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), elected.
1990:
Skip
Humphrey (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), elected.
1994:
Skip
Humphrey (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), elected.
2006:
Jeff
Johnson (Rep), defeated.
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