The 1888 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1888 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee Charles d'Autremont, Prohibition nominee Charles E. Shannon and Union Labor nominee William Welch.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1888, Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp won re-election by a margin of 37,872 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Charles d'Autremont, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Clapp was sworn in for his second term on 9 January 1889.

Results

References


THE ELECTION OF 1888 — Patrick Davis Design

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1898 Alchetron, the free social

1888 Election Map

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1865 Alchetron, the free social

1888 United States presidential election in Minnesota Wikipedia