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 County results Lord: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kennedy: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1956 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1956 in order to elect theattorney general of Minnesota.Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee andincumbent attorney generalMiles Lord defeatedRepublican nominee Keith Kennedy.[1]
On election day, 6 November 1956,Democratic–Farmer–Labor nomineeMiles Lord won re-election by a margin of 5,763 votes against his opponentRepublican nominee Keith Kennedy, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Lord was sworn in for his second term on 7 January 1957.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Miles Lord (incumbent) | 694,694 | 50.21 | |
| Republican | Keith Kennedy | 688,931 | 49.79 | |
| Total votes | 1,383,625 | 100.00 | ||
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