Attorney General, 1944 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1944
Cycle: 1944
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Joseph Alfred Arner (J.A.A.) Burnquist Incumbent Man Republican 649,780 59.75 +19.51
Erling Swenson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 437,633 40.25

Attorney General Burnquist was reelected to a fourth term.

Swenson, a Minneapolis attorney, served four terms in the state House (HD 35, 1919; 1920-1927) and one in the state Senate (SD 35, 1927-1931).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1945 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).