Attorney General, 1970 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1970
Cycle: 1970
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Warren Spannaus Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 680,479 51.36 +2.72
Robert A. Forsythe Man Republican 644,390 48.64

Spannaus was a Minneapolis attorney, former Assistant Attorney General, and former DFL state party chair.

Forsythe was an attorney, former Republican state party chair, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1966.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1971-1972 (p. 479).