Attorney General, 1890 Election
General
| Date: | November 4, 1890 |
| Cycle: | 1890 |
| Office: | Attorney General |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses E. Clapp Incumbent | Man | Republican | 98,187 | 40.98 | +5.16 |
| David Calhoun | Man | Democrat | 85,821 | 35.82 | |
| Robert Taylor | Man | Prohibition-Farmers' Alliance | 55,610 | 23.21 |
Clapp became the fourth Minnesotan to win three elections for attorney general and the first to be elected to the office without a majority of the vote. He would later get elected three times to the U.S. Senate (1901-1917).
Calhoun was an attorney from St. Cloud.
Taylor was an attorney from Kasson.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1891 (p. 559).