Attorney General, 1982 Election

Primary Independent-Republican

Date: September 14, 1982
Cycle: 1982
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Elliot Rothenberg Man Independent-Republican 153,877 55.95 +11.90
Sharon L. Anderson Woman Independent-Republican 121,155 44.05

Rothenberg was a Minneapolis attorney and two-term state Representative (HD 41B, 1979-1983) from St. Louis Park.

Anderson, a St. Paul resident, began her resume as a perennial candidate for multiple offices by losing the 1978 special Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Her 1982 candidacy for attorney general marked the first appearance on a primary ballot by a woman for the office in Minnesota history.

Sources

  • Minnesota Election Results 1982, Election Division, Secretary of State (p. 5).