1892 Minnesota Attorney General election

1892 Minnesota Attorney General election

8 November 1892

Nominee Henry W. Childs John Nethaway Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 108,785 90,690 Percentage 43.31% 36.11%   Nominee John L. MacDonald Robert Taylor Party Populist Prohibition Popular vote 37,702 14,000 Percentage 15.01% 5.57%

Attorney General before election Moses E. Clapp Republican Elected Attorney General Henry W. Childs Republican

The 1892 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee Henry W. Childs defeated Democratic nominee John Nethaway, People's nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd district John L. MacDonald and Prohibition nominee Robert Taylor.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1892, Republican nominee Henry W. Childs won the election by a margin of 18,095 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John Nethaway, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Childs was sworn in as the 9th attorney general of Minnesota on 4 January 1893.

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry W. Childs	108,785	43.31
	Democratic	John Nethaway	90,690	36.11
	Populist	John L. MacDonald	37,702	15.01
	Prohibition	Robert Taylor	14,000	5.57
Total votes			251,177	100.00
	Republican hold