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 County results Spannaus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Nyquist: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1974 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1974, in order to elect theattorney general of Minnesota.Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee andincumbent attorney generalWarren Spannaus defeatedRepublican nominee and former member of theMinnesota SenateDean Nyquist andAmerican Party nominee Allan W. Lamkin.[1]
On election day, November 5, 1974,Democratic–Farmer–Labor nomineeWarren Spannaus won re-election by a margin of 390,416 votes against his foremost opponentRepublican nomineeDean Nyquist, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Spannaus was sworn in for his second term on January 6, 1975.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Warren Spannaus (incumbent) | 786,857 | 64.29 | |
| Republican | Dean Nyquist | 396,441 | 32.39 | |
| American | Allan W. Lamkin | 40,617 | 3.32 | |
| Total votes | 1,223,915 | 100.00 | ||
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