1881 Minnesota Attorney General election

1881 Minnesota Attorney General election

8 November 1881
 
Nominee William John Hahn George N. Baxter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 66,812 35,936
Percentage 63.08% 33.93%

Attorney General before election

William John Hahn (Acting)
Republican

Elected Attorney General

William John Hahn
Republican

The 1881 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1881 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general William John Hahn defeated Democratic nominee George N. Baxter, Greenback nominee Joseph McKnight and Prohibition nominee Alfred W. Bangs.