1898 Minnesota Attorney General election

1898 Minnesota Attorney General election

8 November 1898

Nominee Wallace B. Douglas John F. Kelly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 137,505 96,731 Percentage 56.67% 39.87%

Attorney General before election Henry W. Childs Republican Elected Attorney General Wallace B. Douglas Republican

The 1898 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1898 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Wallace B. Douglas defeated Democratic nominee John F. Kelly and Prohibition nominee Daniel W. Doty.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1898, Republican nominee Wallace B. Douglas won the election by a margin of 40,774 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John F. Kelly, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Douglas was sworn in as the 10th attorney general of Minnesota on 3 January 1899.

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace B. Douglas	137,505	56.67
	Democratic	John F. Kelly	96,731	39.87
	Prohibition	Daniel W. Doty	8,404	3.46
Total votes			242,640	100.00
	Republican hold