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The1986 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1986 in order to elect theattorney general of Minnesota.Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee andincumbent attorney generalHubert Humphrey III defeatedRepublican nominee Lewis Freeman andGrassroots nominee Derrick P. Grimmer.[1]
On election day, 4 November 1986,Democratic–Farmer–Labor nomineeHubert Humphrey III won re-election by a margin of 586,086 votes against his foremost opponentRepublican nominee Lewis Freeman, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in for his second term on 6 January 1987.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Hubert Humphrey III | 985,569 | 70.33 | |
| Republican | Lewis Freeman | 399,483 | 28.51 | |
| Grassroots | Derrick P. Grimmer | 16,394 | 1.16 | |
| Total votes | 1,401,446 | 100.00 | ||
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