Attorney General, 1986 Election

Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Date: September 9, 1986
Cycle: 1986
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey, III Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 406,487 85.67 +79.87
Wendy Alison Nora Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 27,544 5.81
Richard W. (Dick) Bullock Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 24,161 5.09
Samuel A. Faulk Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 16,271 3.43

Nora was a Minneapolis attorney and the first woman Democratic or DFL candidate for attorney general.

Bullock was a resident of Wyoming.

Faulk, a resident of Minneapolis, ran for attorney general under the Conservative People's Party banner in 1982.

Sources

  • Minnesota Election Results 1986, Election Division, Secretary of State (p. 5).