1970 Minnesota Attorney General election

1970 Minnesota Attorney General election
← 1966 November 3, 1970 1974 →
	County results; Spannaus: 50–60% 60–70%; Forsythe: 50–60% 60–70%
Attorney General before election; Douglas M. Head; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Warren Spannaus; Democratic (DFL)

The 1970 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1970, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Warren Spannaus defeated Republican nominee Robert A. Forsythe.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 3, 1970, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Warren Spannaus won the election by a margin of 36,089 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Robert A. Forsythe, thereby gaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Spannaus was sworn in as the 26th attorney general of Minnesota on January 4, 1971.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Warren Spannaus	680,479	51.36
	Republican	Robert A. Forsythe	644,390	48.64
Total votes			1,324,869	100.00
	Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

References

↑ "Attorney General, 1970 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
↑ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. April 9, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

[GBN-1] "Attorney General, 1970 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

[GHN-2] "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. April 9, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

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