Attorney General, 1994 Election
General
Date: | November 8, 1994 |
Cycle: | 1994 |
Office: | Attorney General |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | Statewide |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey, III Incumbent | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,115,285 | 64.67 | +36.33 |
Sharon L. Anderson | Woman | Independent-Republican | 488,753 | 28.34 | |
Dean Amundson | Man | Grassroots | 69,776 | 4.05 |
Attorney General Humphrey was reelected to a fourth and final term and would serve 16 years, tying J.A.A. Burnquist for the longest tenure in state history.
Anderson was the first woman to appear on a Minnesota general election ballot for attorney general. She had previously lost the Independent-Republican primaries of 1982, 1986, and 1990.
Amundson was a resident of Minneapolis and gay rights activist. He was nominated by petition.
Sources
- Report of the State Canvassing Board, Office of Secretary of State, State of Minnesota, November 22, 1994 (p. 39-40).