1908 Minnesota Attorney General election

1908 Minnesota Attorney General election

3 November 1908

Nominee George T. Simpson Marvin E. Mathews Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 180,521 98,569 Percentage 61.11% 33.37%

Attorney General before election Edward T. Young Republican Elected Attorney General George T. Simpson Republican

The 1908 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1908 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee George T. Simpson defeated Democratic nominee Marvin E. Mathews, Public Ownership nominee Alfred W. Uhl and Independence League nominee John T. P. Power.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1908, Republican nominee George T. Simpson won the election by a margin of 81,952 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Marvin E. Mathews, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Simpson was sworn in as the 13th attorney general of Minnesota on 4 January 1909.

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1908

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George T. Simpson	180,521	61.11
	Democratic	Marvin E. Mathews	98,569	33.37
	Socialist	Alfred W. Uhl	12,661	4.29
	Independence	John T. P. Power	3,636	1.23
Total votes			295,387	100.00
	Republican hold