1922 Minnesota Attorney General election

1922 Minnesota Attorney General election
November 7, 1922
Attorney General before election; Clifford L. Hilton; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Clifford L. Hilton; Republican

The 1922 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 7, 1922, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Farmer–Labor nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Roy C. Smelker and Democratic nominee James E. Doran.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 7, 1922, Republican nominee Clifford L. Hilton won re-election by a margin of 64,814 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Roy C. Smelker, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hilton was sworn in for his third full term on January 3, 1923.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent)	319,529	49.43
	Farmer–Labor	Roy C. Smelker	254,715	39.41
	Democratic	James E. Doran	72,157	11.16
Total votes			646,401	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Attorney General, 1922 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[GBN-1] "Attorney General, 1922 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[GHN-2] "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

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