1932 Minnesota Attorney General election

1932 Minnesota Attorney General election

8 November 1932

Nominee Harry H. Peterson Henry N. Benson Ray G. Moonan Party Farmer–Labor Republican Democratic Popular vote 379,418 345,486 218,076 Percentage 39.87% 36.31% 22.92%

Attorney General before election Henry N. Benson Republican Elected Attorney General Harry H. Peterson Farmer–Labor

The 1932 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1932 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Farmer–Labor nominee Harry H. Peterson defeated Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Henry N. Benson, Democratic nominee Ray G. Moonan and Communist nominee Thomas Foley.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1932, Farmer–Labor nominee Harry H. Peterson won the election by a margin of 33,932 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Henry N. Benson, thereby gaining Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Peterson was sworn in as the 19th attorney general of Minnesota on 2 January 1933.

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Harry H. Peterson	379,418	39.87
	Republican	Henry N. Benson (incumbent)	345,486	36.31
	Democratic	Ray G. Moonan	218,076	22.92
	Communist	Thomas Foley	8,585	0.90
Total votes			951,565	100.00
	Farmer–Labor gain from Republican