1916 Minnesota Attorney General election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1916 Minnesota Attorney General election
| country = Minnesota
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1914 Minnesota Attorney General election
| previous_year = 1914
| next_election = 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election
| next_year = 1918
| election_date = 7 November 1916
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = Lyndon A. Smith
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 263,285
| percentage1 = 100.00%
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| title = Attorney General
| before_election = Lyndon A. Smith
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Lyndon A. Smith
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
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The 1916 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 7 November 1916 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Lyndon A. Smith won re-election as he ran unopposed.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319161099923600/ |title=Attorney General, 1916 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=7 October 2024}}
General election
On election day, 7 November 1916, Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith won re-election as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Smith was sworn in for his third full term on 3 January 1917.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=913393 |title=MN Attorney General |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=7 July 2020 |access-date=7 October 2024}}
= Results =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Lyndon A. Smith (incumbent)
|votes = 263,285
|percentage = 100.00
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|votes = 263,285
|percentage = 100.00
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|winner= Republican Party (United States)
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Category:1916 Minnesota elections