1990 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1990 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1990 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee Kevin E. Johnson.[1]

1990 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey III Kevin E. Johnson
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 1,126,447 655,282
Percentage 63.22% 36.78%

Humphrey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Hubert Humphrey III
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Attorney General

Hubert Humphrey III
Democratic (DFL)

General election

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On election day, 6 November 1990, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won re-election by a margin of 471,165 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Kevin E. Johnson, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in for his third term on 3 January 1991.[2]

Results

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Minnesota Attorney General election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Hubert Humphrey III 1,126,447 63.22
Republican Kevin E. Johnson 655,282 36.78
Total votes 1,781,729 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1990 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2024.