1920 Minnesota Attorney General election

1920 Minnesota Attorney General election

2 November 1920

Nominee Clifford L. Hilton Thomas V. Sullivan Raymond A. McQuat Party Republican Independent Democratic Popular vote 446,736 251,488 53,738 Percentage 59.41% 33.44% 7.15%

Attorney General before election Clifford L. Hilton Republican Elected Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton Republican

The 1920 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1920 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Independent candidate Thomas V. Sullivan and Democratic nominee Raymond A. McQuat.^[1]

General election

On election day, 2 November 1920, Republican nominee Clifford L. Hilton won re-election by a margin of 195,248 votes against his foremost opponent Independent candidate Thomas V. Sullivan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hilton was sworn in for his second full term on 3 January 1921.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent)	446,736	59.41
	Independent	Thomas V. Sullivan	251,488	33.44
	Democratic	Raymond A. McQuat	53,738	7.15
Total votes			751,962	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Attorney General, 1920 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
2. "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 16, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2024.