1990 Minnesota Attorney General election

The 1990 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1990, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee Kevin E. Johnson.^[1]

1990 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey III Kevin E. Johnson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 1,126,447 655,282 Percentage 63.22% 36.78%

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

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

General election

On election day, November 6, 1990, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won re-election by a margin of 471,165 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Kevin E. Johnson, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in for his third term on January 3, 1991.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Hubert Humphrey III	1,126,447	63.22
	Republican	Kevin E. Johnson	655,282	36.78
Total votes			1,781,729	100.00
	Democratic (DFL) hold