Attorney General, 1908 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1908
Cycle: 1908
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
George T. Simpson Man Republican 180,521 61.11 +27.74
Marvin E. (M.E.) Mathews Man Democrat 98,569 33.37
Alfred W. (A.W.) Uhl Man Public Ownership 12,661 4.29
John T.P. Power Man Independence 3,636 1.23

Simpson was an Assistant Attorney General under Edward Young and former Winona County Attorney.

Mathews was an attorney from Marshall.

Uhl was a resident of St. Paul who later ran as the Socialist nominee for Treasurer in 1912.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1909 (p. 529).