1922 Minnesota Attorney General election

1922 Minnesota Attorney General election

7 November 1922

Nominee Clifford L. Hilton Roy C. Smelker James E. Doran Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic Popular vote 319,529 254,715 72,157 Percentage 49.43% 39.41% 11.16%

Attorney General before election Clifford L. Hilton Republican Elected Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton Republican

The 1922 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 7 November 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.

General election

On election day, 7 November 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 3 January 1923.

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