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1962 Minnesota Attorney General election

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1962 Minnesota Attorney General election

← 1960 6 November 1962 1966 →
 
Nominee Walter Mondale Robert Lowe Kunzig
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 730,783 494,621
Percentage 59.64% 40.36%

County results
Mondale:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Kunzig:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Walter Mondale
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Attorney General

Walter Mondale
Democratic (DFL)

The 1962 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1962 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Walter Mondale defeated Republican nominee Robert Lowe Kunzig.[1]

General election

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On election day, 6 November 1962, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Walter Mondale won re-election by a margin of 236,162 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Robert Lowe Kunzig, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Mondale was sworn in for his second full term on 8 January 1963.[2]

Results

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Minnesota Attorney General election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Walter Mondale (incumbent) 730,783 59.64
Republican Robert Lowe Kunzig 494,621 40.36
Total votes 1,225,404 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General, 1962 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2024.