Attorney General, 1936 Election

Primary Democrat

Date: June 15, 1936
Cycle: 1936
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Thomas F. Gallagher Man Democrat 61,439 53.55 +7.10
George F. Cashman Man Democrat 53,294 46.45

Gallagher was a Minneapolis attorney who was later elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court where he served four terms (1943-1967).

Cashman was a resident of St. Cloud.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1937 (p. 205).