Attorney General, 1886 Election
General
| Date: | November 2, 1886 |
| Cycle: | 1886 |
| Office: | Attorney General |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses E. Clapp | Man | Republican | 115,512 | 52.42 | +8.91 |
| John H. Ives | Man | Democrat | 95,881 | 43.51 | |
| W.M. Hatch | Man | Prohibition | 8,908 | 4.04 | |
| Scattering | Write-In | 56 | 0.03 |
Clapp was an attorney from Fergus Falls.
Ives was an attorney from St. Paul who later served multiple terms in the Minnesota House (HD 27, 1889-1891; HD 26, 1893-1895) and Senate (SD 35, 1899-1903).
Hatch was a resident of Fergus Falls.
Sources
- The Worthington Advance, January 6, 1887 (p. 2). The Rochester Post, January 7, 1887 (p. 1). Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties, November 2, 1886.