Attorney General, 1871 Election
General
| Date: | November 7, 1871 |
| Cycle: | 1871 |
| Office: | Attorney General |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis R.E. Cornell Incumbent | Man | Republican | 46,560 | 60.53 | +21.22 |
| John Louis (J.L.) MacDonald | Man | Democrat | 30,233 | 39.30 | |
| Uzzel (U.F.) Sargent | Man | Temperance | 131 | 0.17 |
Attorney General Cornell was reelected to a third term.
MacDonald, an attorney and former newspaper publisher, was a state Senator (SD 18, 1871-1872; SD 21, 1873-1877) and former state Representative (HD 18, 1869-1871).
Sargent was a resident of Plainview and attempted to withdraw his name from the ballot.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Fourteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1872 (p. 16).