1867 Minnesota Attorney General election

1867 Minnesota Attorney General election
November 5, 1867
Attorney General before election; William J. Colvill; National Union	Elected Attorney General ; Francis R. E. Cornell; Republican

The 1867 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1867, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Francis R. E. Cornell defeated Democratic nominee and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Minnesota Territory Andrew G. Chatfield.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 5, 1867, Republican nominee Francis R. E. Cornell won the election by a margin of 5,739 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Andrew G. Chatfield, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Cornell was sworn in as the 4th attorney general of Minnesota on January 8, 1868.^[2]

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis R. E. Cornell	34,657	53.84
	Democratic	Andrew G. Chatfield	28,918	44.92
	Write-in		801	1.24
Total votes			64,376	100.00
	Republican gain from National Union

^ "Attorney General, 1867 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-05.