1861 Minnesota Attorney General election

1861 Minnesota Attorney General election
← 1859 November 5, 1861 1863 →
Attorney General before election; Gordon E. Cole; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Gordon E. Cole; Republican

The 1861 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1861, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Attorney General Gordon E. Cole defeated Democratic nominee Wheeler Hazard Peckham.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 5, 1861, Republican nominee Gordon E. Cole won re-election by a margin of 5,579 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Wheeler Hazard Peckham, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Cole was sworn in for his second term on January 2, 1862.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1861
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon E. Cole (incumbent)	16,112	60.64
	Democratic	Wheeler Hazard Peckham	10,533	39.53
	Write-in		3	0.01
Total votes			26,648	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Attorney General, 1861 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

[GBN-1] "Attorney General, 1861 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

[GHN-2] "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

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