1875 Minnesota Attorney General election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1875 Minnesota Attorney General election
| country = Minnesota
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1873 Minnesota Attorney General election
| previous_year = 1873
| next_election = 1877 Minnesota Attorney General election
| next_year = 1877
| election_date = 2 November 1875
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = George P. Wilson
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 45,091
| percentage1 = 54.64%
| image2 = 125px
| nominee2 = Richard A. Jones
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 34,683
| percentage2 = 42.03%
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| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Attorney General
| before_election = George P. Wilson
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = George P. Wilson
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMN}}
The 1875 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1875 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general George P. Wilson defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Richard A. Jones and Temperance nominee Cornelius M. McCarthy.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318751099923600/ |title=Attorney General, 1875 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=5 October 2024}}
General election
On election day, 2 November 1875, Republican nominee George P. Wilson won re-election by a margin of 10,408 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Richard A. Jones, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Wilson was sworn in for his second term on 7 January 1876.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058064 |title=MN Attorney General |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=19 March 2024 |access-date=5 October 2024}}
= Results =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = George P. Wilson (incumbent)
|votes = 45,091
|percentage = 54.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard A. Jones
|votes = 34,683
|percentage = 42.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Cornelius M. McCarthy
|votes = 2,749
|percentage = 3.33
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 82,523
|percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Republican Party (United States)
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}
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Category:1875 Minnesota elections