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Parents > United States > Minnesota > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
HonorificAttorney General - Abbr: Attorney General
Type General Election
Filing Deadline July 00, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 02, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 04, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorThe Oncoming Storm
Last ModifiedThe Oncoming Storm April 01, 2004 08:40pm
Data SourcesThe Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1979-1980. Minnesota Secretary of State. n.d., 491.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Won11/05/1974
NameWarren Spannaus Votes786,857 (64.29%)
Term01/06/1975 - 01/04/1979 Margin390,416 (+31.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Won11/02/1982
NameHubert "Skip" Humphrey III Votes1,082,539 (61.72%)
Term01/03/1983 - 01/03/1987 Margin429,377 (+24.48%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 12, 1978 MN Attorney General - DFL Primary
Warren Spannaus
DFL 425,068
Sep 12, 1978 MN Attorney General - R Primary
Howard A. Knutson
R 182,712
Sep 12, 1978 MN Attorney General - Amer Primary
Arnold P. Olsen
Amer 4,214

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Name (I) Attorney General Warren Spannaus St. Sen. Howard A. Knutson Arnold P. Olsen  
PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Republican American  
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Uncertified Votes 858,547 (55.90%) 612,122 (39.85%) 65,256 (4.25%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -246,425 (-16.04%) -793,291 (-51.65%)  
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