1974 Minnesota Attorney General election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1974 Minnesota Attorney General election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_image = File:Flag of Minnesota (1957–1983).svg

| flag_year = 1957

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1970 Minnesota Attorney General election

| previous_year = 1970

| next_election = 1978 Minnesota Attorney General election

| next_year = 1978

| election_date = 5 November 1974

| image1 = 125px

| nominee1 = Warren Spannaus

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 786,857

| percentage1 = 64.29%

| image2 = 125px

| nominee2 = Dean Nyquist

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 396,441

| percentage2 = 32.39%

| map_image = 1974 Minnesota Attorney General election.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = County results

Spannaus: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}{{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}

Nyquist: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}}

| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Warren Spannaus

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Warren Spannaus

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

{{ElectionsMN}}

The 1974 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1974 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Warren Spannaus defeated Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate Dean Nyquist and American Party nominee Allan W. Lamkin.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319741099923600/ |title=Attorney General, 1974 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=9 October 2024}}