Attorney General, 1883 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1883 |
| Cycle: | 1883 |
| Office: | Attorney General |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Hahn Incumbent | Man | Republican | 79,324 | 58.61 | +20.95 |
| John W. Willis | Man | Democrat | 50,973 | 37.66 | |
| Francis Cadwell | Man | Prohibition | 4,925 | 3.64 | |
| Edward H. (E.H.) Wood | Man | Write-In | 79 | 0.06 |
Hahn was elected to a second full term. A constitutional amendment passed in 1883 requiring state elections to be held in even-numbered years; as such, Hahn's new term was set for three years through December 1886.
Willis was a St. Paul attorney, former member of the St. Paul Board of Education, Democratic-People's nominee for Associate Supreme Court Justice in 1894, and Democratic nominee for the 4th CD in 1898.
Cadwell practiced law in LeSueur.
Sources
- Freeborn County Standard, January 9, 1884 (p. 2). Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties, November 6, 1883.