Attorney General, 1990 Election

Primary Independent-Republican

Date: September 11, 1990
Cycle: 1990
Office: Attorney General
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Kevin E. Johnson Man Independent-Republican 127,758 47.04 +11.18
Howard B. Hanson Man Independent-Republican 97,383 35.85
Sharon L. Anderson Woman Independent-Republican 46,469 17.11

Johnson was a Hennepin County prosecuting attorney and nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1992.

Hanson was a resident of Hopkins.

Anderson, a St. Paul resident, also lost the Independent-Republican nomination for attorney general in 1982 and 1986.

Sources

  • Minnesota Election Results 1990, Election Division, Secretary of State (p. 9).