The 1982 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1982 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota Senate Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Elliot C. Rothenberg and Conservative People's nominee Samuel A. Faulk.[1]
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General election
editOn election day, 2 November 1982, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won the election by a margin of 429,377 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Elliot C. Rothenberg, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in as the 27th attorney general of Minnesota on 3 January 1983.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Hubert Humphrey III | 1,082,539 | 61.72 | |
| Republican | Elliot C. Rothenberg | 653,162 | 37.24 | |
| Conservative People's | Samuel A. Faulk | 18,278 | 1.04 | |
| Total votes | 1,753,979 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Attorney General, 1982 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2024.