1924 Minnesota Attorney General election

1924 Minnesota Attorney General election
November 4, 1924
Attorney General before election; Clifford L. Hilton; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Clifford L. Hilton; Republican

The 1924 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1924, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Thomas V. Sullivan and Democratic nominee Robert C. Bell.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 4, 1924, Republican nominee Clifford L. Hilton won re-election by a margin of 75,140 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Thomas V. Sullivan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hilton was sworn in for his fourth full term on January 3, 1925.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent)	417,376	51.94
	Farmer–Labor	Thomas V. Sullivan	342,236	42.59
	Democratic	Robert C. Bell	43,913	5.47
Total votes			803,525	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Attorney General, 1924 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, 1924 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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