1956 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1956 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1956 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Miles Lord defeated Republican nominee Keith Kennedy.^[1]

1956 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Miles Lord Keith Kennedy Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 694,694 688,931 Percentage 50.21% 49.79%

County results Lord:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kennedy:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Miles Lord Democratic (DFL) Elected Attorney General Miles Lord Democratic (DFL)

General election

On election day, 6 November 1956, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Miles Lord won re-election by a margin of 5,763 votes against his opponent Republican 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]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1956

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Miles Lord (incumbent)	694,694	50.21
	Republican	Keith Kennedy	688,931	49.79
Total votes			1,383,625	100.00
	Democratic (DFL) hold