- Source: 1886 Minnesota Attorney General election
- 1886 Minnesota Attorney General election
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- 1916 Minnesota Attorney General election
- 1898 Minnesota Attorney General election
- 1904 Minnesota Attorney General election
The 1886 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1886 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee John H. Ives and Prohibition nominee W.M. Hatch.
General election
On election day, 2 November 1886, Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp won the election by a margin of 19,631 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John H. Ives, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Clapp was sworn in as the 8th attorney general of Minnesota on 5 January 1887.