Attorney General, 1934 Election
General
Date: | November 6, 1934 |
Cycle: | 1934 |
Office: | Attorney General |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | Statewide |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry H. Peterson Incumbent | Man | Farmer-Labor | 436,140 | 44.89 | +9.34 |
Oscar Youngdahl | Man | Republican | 345,372 | 35.55 | |
Alric Anderson | Man | Democrat | 190,049 | 19.56 |
Attorney General Peterson was reelected to a second term.
Youngdahl, an attorney from Minneapolis, was the older brother of future Minnesota Governor Luther Youngdahl and would later serve two terms in the U.S. House (CD 05, 1939-1943).
Anderson was an attorney from St. Paul.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1935 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).