Attorney General, 1924 Election

General

Date: November 4, 1924
Cycle: 1924
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Clifford L. Hilton Incumbent Man Republican 417,376 51.94 +9.35
Thomas V. Sullivan Man Farmer-Labor 342,236 42.59
Robert Cook Bell Man Democrat 43,913 5.47

Hilton became the first Minnesotan to win four general elections in the race for attorney general.

Sullivan, a St. Paul attorney, lost his second general election for the office, also falling short as an independent candidate in 1920.

Bell was an attorney from Detroit Lakes and future state Senator (SD 63, 1931-1935).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1925 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).