1982 Minnesota Attorney General election
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 Humphrey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Rothenberg: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1982, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota Senate Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Elliot C. Rothenberg and Conservative People's nominee Samuel A. Faulk.[1]
General election
On election day, November 2, 1982, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won the election by a margin of 429,377 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Elliot C. Rothenberg, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in as the 27th attorney general of Minnesota on January 3, 1983.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Hubert Humphrey III | 1,082,539 | 61.72 | |
| Republican | Elliot C. Rothenberg | 653,162 | 37.24 | |
| Conservative People's | Samuel A. Faulk | 18,278 | 1.04 | |
| Total votes | 1,753,979 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
References
- ^ "Attorney General, 1982 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. April 2, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
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