Attorney General, 1877 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1877 |
| Cycle: | 1877 |
| Office: | Attorney General |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George P. Wilson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 56,328 | 58.92 | +20.17 |
| John R. Jones | Man | Democrat | 37,042 | 38.75 | |
| James E. (J.E.) Child | Man | Prohibition | 1,162 | 1.22 | |
| Nathan (N.C.) Martin | Man | Greenback | 856 | 0.90 | |
| Squire (S.L.) Pierce | Man | Greenback | 208 | 0.22 |
Attorney General Wilson was reelected to a third term.
Jones was an attorney from Chatfield, former state Senator (SD 09, 1857-1859), and nominee for Clerk of the Supreme Court in 1865.
Child was a resident of Waseca.
Martin was the editor of the Litchfield Independent. Shortly before the election the Greenback Central Committee substituted the name of Martin shortly for Squire (S.L.) Pierce who declined the nomination.
Pierce was a resident of Ramsey County who declined the Greenback nomination.
Contemporary media reports listing official returns give Wilson 56,322 votes and Jones 37,048 votes.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twentieth Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1878 (p. 18). The Minneapolis Tribune, January 11, 1878 (p. 1). The Worthington Advance, January 17, 1878 (p. 4). The Anti-Monopolist, November 1, 1877 (p. 1).