1900 Minnesota Attorney General election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1900 Minnesota Attorney General election
| country = Minnesota
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1898 Minnesota Attorney General election
| previous_year = 1898
| next_election = 1902 Minnesota Attorney General election
| next_year = 1902
| election_date = 6 November 1900
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = Wallace B. Douglas
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 180,091
| percentage1 = 59.33%
| image2 = 125px
| nominee2 = Robert C. Saunders
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 123,446
| percentage2 = 40.67%
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| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Attorney General
| before_election = Wallace B. Douglas
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Wallace B. Douglas
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1900 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1900 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Wallace B. Douglas defeated Democratic nominee Robert C. Saunders.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319001099923600/ |title=Attorney General, 1900 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=6 October 2024}}
General election
On election day, 6 November 1900, Republican nominee Wallace B. Douglas won re-election by a margin of 56,645 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Robert C. Saunders, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Douglas was sworn in for his second term on 7 January 1901.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058075 |title=MN Attorney General |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=19 March 2024 |access-date=6 October 2024}}
= Results =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Wallace B. Douglas (incumbent)
|votes = 180,091
|percentage = 59.33
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert C. Saunders
|votes = 123,446
|percentage = 40.67
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 303,537
|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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References
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Category:1900 Minnesota elections