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The 1994 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1994 to elect the
Minnesota Attorney General
The attorney general of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. Thirty individuals have held the office of Attorney General since statehood. The incumbent is Keith Ellison, a DFLer.
Election ...
for a four-year term. Incumbent DFLer Skip Humphrey
Hubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III (born June 26, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as attorney general of the state of Minnesota (1983–99) and State Senator (1973–83). Humphrey led the Office of Older Americans as the assis ...
ran for reelection to a fourth term, ultimately defeating Republican nominee Sharon Anderson. The election marked the seventh attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970. Humphrey won every single county in the state, becoming the first person to do so since Governor Wendell Anderson
Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson (February 1, 1933 – July 17, 2016) was an American hockey player, politician, and the 33rd governor of Minnesota, serving from January 4, 1971, to December 29, 1976. In late 1976 he resigned as governor in ord ...
in 1974
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, and the most recent person to do so as of , although Governor Arne Carlson
Arne Helge Carlson (born September 24, 1934) is an American politician who served as the 37th Governor of Minnesota. A Republican, Carlson's viewpoints are considered to be moderate. He first won election to the governors office in 1990. Carl ...
won all but three counties in the adjacent gubernatorial election, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar won all but two in 2012
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.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
The primary was held on September 13. Incumbent attorney generalSkip Humphrey
Hubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III (born June 26, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as attorney general of the state of Minnesota (1983–99) and State Senator (1973–83). Humphrey led the Office of Older Americans as the assis ...
won the DFL nomination. Humphrey faced only token opposition for renomination from LaRouchite
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candidates.
Candidates
Nominated in primary
* Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III, incumbent attorney general, former state senatorElimated in primary
* Kent S. Herschbach,LaRouchite
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perennial candidate, truck driver
* Lewis du Pont Smith, LaRouchite
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and heir of the du Pont family
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Results
Independent-Republican primary
The primary was held on September 13. Sharon Anderson won theIndependent-Republican
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the oldest active political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Republican Party’s platform is relatively moderate. The party’s main issues are economic growth, education, healthcare, ci ...
nomination over Republican Party-endorsed candidate Tom Neuville, an upset attributed to Anderson's "very electable name."
Candidates
Nominated in primary
* Sharon Anderson, activist,perennial candidate
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Elimated in primary
* Thomas M. Neuville, state senator * Andrew Olson,LaRouchite
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farmer
Results
Other candidates
Grassroots Party
Nominee
* Dean W. AmundsonGeneral election
Results
References
{{1994 United States elections, state=collapsedAttorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
Minnesota Attorney General elections
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...