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The 1994 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1994 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFLer Skip Humphrey ran for reelection to a fourth term, ultimately defeating Republican nominee Sharon Anderson.[1] 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 in 1974, and the most recent person to do so as of 2024, although Governor Arne Carlson won all but three counties in the adjacent gubernatorial election, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar won all but two in 2012.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

The primary was held on September 13. Incumbent attorney general Skip Humphrey won the DFL nomination.[2] Humphrey faced only token opposition for renomination from LaRouchite candidates.[3]

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Elimated in primary

Results

Results by county:
  Humphrey
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90-100%
1994 DFL Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III 329,147 87.91%
Democratic (DFL) Kent S. Herschbach 24,590 6.57%
Democratic (DFL) Lewis du Pont Smith 20,668 5.52%
Total votes 374,405 100%

Independent-Republican primary

The primary was held on September 13. Sharon Anderson won the Independent-Republican nomination over Republican Party-endorsed candidate Tom Neuville, an upset attributed to Anderson's "very electable name."[2][5]

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Elimated in primary

Results

Results by county:
  Anderson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Neuville
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%
  Olson
  •   30–40%
1994 Independent-Republican Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sharon Anderson 148,660 40.01%
Republican Thomas M. Neuville 127,992 34.45%
Republican Andrew Olson 94,926 25.55%
Total votes 371,578 100%

Other candidates

Grassroots Party

Nominee

  • Dean W. Amundson[10]

General election

Results

1994 Minnesota Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Skip Humphrey (incumbent) 1,115,285 64.67%
Republican Sharon Anderson 488,753 28.34%
Grassroots Party Dean W. Amundson 69,776 4.05%
N/A Write Ins 50,681 2.94%
Total votes 1,724,495 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MN Attorney General Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Anderson Growe, Joan; et al. (State Canvassing Board) (1994). Canvassing Board Report. Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 77–79.
  3. ^ a b c d "LaRouchies take on Humphrey". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "1994 Primary Election Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Kimball, Joe (May 26, 2010). "With electable name and past GOP primary success, Sharon Anderson is running again for attorney general". MinnPost. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sharon Anderson". kare11.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Featherly, Kevin (August 9, 2018). "Quirky candidate Anderson's running for AG—again – Minnesota Lawyer". Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Thomas M. "Tom" Neuville". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "1994 Primary Election Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  10. ^ Anderson Growe, Joan (1994). Canvassing Board Report. Minnesota Secretary of State.