Attorney General, 1978 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1978
Cycle: 1978
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Warren Spannaus Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 858,547 55.93 +16.05
Howard A. Knutson Man Independent-Republican 612,122 39.88
Arnold P. Olsen Man American 64,256 4.19

Attorney General Spannaus was reelected to a third term.

Knutson was a Burnsville attorney and state Senator (SD 53, 1973-1983; SD 38, 1981-1991) and former three-term state Representative (HD 12B, 1967-1973). He unsuccessfully sought the Independent-Republican endorsement for governor earlier in 1978.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1979-1980 (p. 491).