1892 Minnesota Attorney General election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1892 Minnesota Attorney General election

| country = Minnesota

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1890 Minnesota Attorney General election

| previous_year = 1890

| next_election = 1894 Minnesota Attorney General election

| next_year = 1894

| election_date = 8 November 1892

| image1 = Drawing of Henry W. Childs (3x4 crop).png

| nominee1 = Henry W. Childs

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 108,785

| percentage1 = 43.31%

| image2 = 125px

| nominee2 = John Nethaway

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 90,690

| percentage2 = 36.11%

| image4 = 125px

| nominee4 = John L. MacDonald

| party4 = People's Party (United States)

| popular_vote4 = 37,702

| percentage4 = 15.01%

| image5 = 125px

| nominee5 = Robert Taylor

| party5 = Prohibition Party

| popular_vote5 = 14,000

| percentage5 = 5.57%

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| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Moses E. Clapp

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Henry W. Childs

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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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.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318921099923600/ |title=Attorney General, 1892 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=6 October 2024}}