1948 Minnesota Attorney General election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1948 Minnesota Attorney General election
| country = Minnesota
| flag_image = File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg
| flag_year = 1893
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1946 Minnesota Attorney General election
| previous_year = 1946
| next_election = 1950 Minnesota Attorney General election
| next_year = 1950
| election_date = 2 November 1948
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = Joseph A. A. Burnquist
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 624,891
| percentage1 = 54.36%
| image2 = 125px
| nominee2 = Francis M. Smith
| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| popular_vote2 = 524,607
| percentage2 = 45.64%
| map_image = 1948 Minnesota Attorney General election.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = County results
Burnquist: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}
Smith: {{legend0|#7996e2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60-70%}}
| title = Attorney General
| before_election = Joseph A. A. Burnquist
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Joseph A. A. Burnquist
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMN}}
The 1948 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1948 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Francis M. Smith.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319481099923600/ |title=Attorney General, 1948 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=8 October 2024}}
General election
On election day, 2 November 1948, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 100,284 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Francis M. Smith, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his sixth term on 3 January 1949.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871921 |title=MN Attorney General |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=7 March 2019 |access-date=8 October 2024}}
= Results =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent)
|votes = 624,891
|percentage = 54.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
|candidate = Francis M. Smith
|votes = 524,607
|percentage = 45.64
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 1,149,498
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Republican Party (United States)
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:1948 Minnesota elections