1906 Minnesota Attorney General election

1906 Minnesota Attorney General election

November 6, 1906

Nominee Edward T. Young John Dwan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 169,908 85,154 Percentage 66.61% 33.39%

Attorney General before election Edward T. Young Republican Elected Attorney General Edward T. Young Republican

The 1906 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1906, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Edward T. Young defeated Democratic nominee John Dwan.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1906, Republican nominee Edward T. Young won re-election by a margin of 84,754 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John Dwan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Young was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1907.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward T. Young (incumbent)	169,908	66.61
	Democratic	John Dwan	85,154	33.39
Total votes			255,062	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Attorney General, 1906 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
2. "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. April 4, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-06.