1918 Minnesota Attorney General election

1918 Minnesota Attorney General election

5 November 1918

Nominee Clifford L. Hilton Tom E. Davis Bjorn B. Gislason Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic Popular vote 180,768 99,920 56,001 Percentage 51.39% 28.41% 15.92%

Attorney General before election Clifford L. Hilton (Acting) Republican Elected Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton Republican

The 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1918 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Tom E. Davis, Democratic nominee Bjorn B. Gislason and National nominee Lars Haug.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1918, Republican nominee Clifford L. Hilton won the election by a margin of 80,848 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Tom E. Davis, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hilton was sworn in for his first full term on 3 January 1919.

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1918

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent)	180,768	51.39
	Farmer–Labor	Tom E. Davis	99,920	28.41
	Democratic	Bjorn B. Gislason	56,001	15.92
	National	Lars Haug	15,047	4.28
Total votes			351,736	100.00
	Republican hold