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2014 Minnesota Attorney General election
The
2014
Minnesota Attorney General
election
was held on
November 4
, 2014, to elect the Minnesota
Attorney General
.
Incumbent
Democratic–Farmer–Labor
Attorney General
Lori Swanson
ran for re-election to a third
term in office
.
Primary elections
were held on
August 12
, 2014. The
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
renominated Swanson, the
Republican Party
nominated
State Senator
Scott Newman
and the
Independence Party
nominated attorney Brandan Borgos.
Swanson
defeated
Newman in the
general election
by a significant margin.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on
May 31
, 2014. Incumbent
Lori
Swanson won the endorsement unopposed.
Candidates
Nominee
Lori Swanson, incumbent Attorney General
Results
Republican
primary
The Republican
endorsement was made on
May 30
, 2014. State Senator Scott Newman won the endorsement unopposed.
Candidates
Sharon Anderson
,
perennial candidate
Scott Newman,
state senator
Results
Independence nomination
The Independence
Party
endorsement was made on
May 17
, 2014. Brandan Borgos won the endorsement unopposed.
Candidates
Nominee
Brandan Borgos, attorney
Results
General election
Candidates
Lori Swanson, incumbent
attorney general
Scott Newman, state senator
Brandan Borgos, state senator
Mary O'Connor
Andy Dawkins
, former DFL
state representative
Dan Vacek
Polling
Hypothetical polling
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