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1950 Minnesota Attorney General election

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1950 Minnesota Attorney General election

← 1948 7 November 1950 1952 →
 
Nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist Orville Freeman
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 575,736 429,320
Percentage 57.28% 42.72%

County results
Burnquist:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Freeman:      50-60%

Attorney General before election

Joseph A. A. Burnquist
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Joseph A. A. Burnquist
Republican

The 1950 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 7 November 1950 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Orville Freeman.[1]

General election

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On election day, 7 November 1950, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 146,416 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Orville Freeman, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his seventh term on 8 January 1951.[2]

Results

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Minnesota Attorney General election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) 575,736 57.28
Democratic (DFL) Orville Freeman 429,320 42.72
Total votes 1,005,056 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1950 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2024.