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 County results Lord: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% LeVander: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1954 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1954 in order to elect theattorney general of Minnesota.Democratic–Farmer–Labor nomineeMiles Lord defeatedRepublican nominee Bernhard LeVander.[1]
On election day, 2 November 1954,Democratic–Farmer–Labor nomineeMiles Lord won the election by a margin of 61,122 votes against his opponentRepublican nominee Bernhard LeVander, thereby gaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Lord was sworn in as the 22ndattorney general of Minnesota on 3 January 1955.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Miles Lord | 587,883 | 52.74 | |
| Republican | Bernhard LeVander | 526,761 | 47.26 | |
| Total votes | 1,114,644 | 100.00 | ||
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