Election Name: | 1930 Minnesota Attorney General election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1928 Minnesota Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1928 |
Next Election: | 1932 Minnesota Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 1932 |
Election Date: | 4 November 1930 |
Nominee1: | Henry N. Benson |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 358,955 |
Percentage1: | 51.16% |
Nominee2: | Joseph B. Himsl |
Party2: | Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote2: | 256,581 |
Percentage2: | 36.57% |
Nominee3: | Walter F. Dacey |
Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 86,037 |
Percentage3: | 12.27% |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Henry N. Benson (Acting) |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Henry N. Benson |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1930 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1930 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Henry N. Benson defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Joseph B. Himsl and Democratic nominee Walter F. Dacey.[1]
On election day, 4 November 1930, Republican nominee Henry N. Benson won the election by a margin of 102,374 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Joseph B. Himsl, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Benson was sworn in for his first full term on 3 January 1931.[2]