The 1960 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1960, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Walter Mondale defeated Republican nominee Gaylord A. Saetre.
General election On election day, November 8, 1960, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Walter Mondale won the election by a margin of 246,736 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Gaylord A. Saetre, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Mondale was sworn in for his first full term on January 3, 1961.
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