1918 Minnesota Attorney General election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election

| country = Minnesota

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1916 Minnesota Attorney General election

| previous_year = 1916

| next_election = 1920 Minnesota Attorney General election

| next_year = 1920

| election_date = 5 November 1918

| image1 = 125px

| nominee1 = Clifford L. Hilton

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 180,768

| percentage1 = 51.39%

| image2 = 125px

| nominee2 = Tom E. Davis

| party2 = Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 99,920

| percentage2 = 28.41%

| image3 = 125px

| nominee3 = Bjorn B. Gislason

| party3 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote3 = 56,001

| percentage3 = 15.92%

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| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Clifford L. Hilton (Acting)

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Clifford L. Hilton

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsMN}}

The 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1918 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Tom E. Davis, Democratic nominee Bjorn B. Gislason and National nominee Lars Haug.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319181099923600/ |title=Attorney General, 1918 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=7 October 2024}}