Attorney General, 1898 Election

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Date: November 8, 1898
Cycle: 1898
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Wallace Barton (W.B.) Douglas Man Republican 137,505 56.67 +16.80
John F. Kelly Man Democrat-People's 96,731 39.87
Daniel Doty Man Prohibition 8,404 3.46

Douglas was a two-term state Representative (HD 50, 1895-1899) and attorney from Moorhead.

Kelly was an attorney from St. Paul and author of multiple law books.

Doty was an attorney from St. Paul.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1899 (p. 503).