1986 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1986 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1986, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee Lewis Freeman and Grassroots nominee Derrick P. Grimmer.^[1]

1986 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey III Lewis Freeman Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 985,569 399,483 Percentage 70.33% 28.51%

County results Humphrey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Hubert Humphrey III Democratic (DFL) Elected Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III Democratic (DFL)

General election

On election day, November 4, 1986, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won re-election by a margin of 586,086 votes against his foremost opponent Republican 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 January 6, 1987.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Democratic (DFL) hold