James L. O'Connor
# James L. O'Connor

James L. O'Connor (June 3, 1859 – August 19, 1931) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was the 15th Attorney General of Wisconsin (1891–1895).

## Biography

Born in Hartford, Wisconsin, O'Connor graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School. He served as city attorney for Madison, Wisconsin, and then district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin. After serving as Wisconsin Attorney General, O'Connor moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he continued to practice law.

## Electoral history

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1890 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Election, November 4, 1890 ||||||
| | Democratic | James L. O'Connor | 159,716 | 52.44% | +8.75% |
| | Republican | James O'Neill | 126,310 | 41.47% | -8.26% |
| | Prohibition | Byron E. Van Kuren | 11,282 | 3.70% | -0.41% |
| | Labor | Michael Shiel | 7,108 | 2.33% | -0.12% |
| | | Scattering | 147 | 0.05% | |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 33,406 | 10.97% | +4.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 304,563 | 100.0% | -14.11% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1892 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Election, November 8, 1892 ||||||
| | Democratic | James L. O'Connor (incumbent) | 177,147 | 47.95% | -4.49% |
| | Republican | James O'Neill | 169,444 | 45.86% | +4.39% |
| | Prohibition | F. A. Watkins | 13,196 | 3.57% | -0.13% |
| | Populist | M. W. Stevens | 9,675 | 2.62% | |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 7,703 | 2.08% | -8.88% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 369,462 | 100.0% | +21.31% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1894 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Election, November 6, 1894 ||||||
| | Republican | William H. Mylrea | 197,709 | 53.31% | +7.45% |
| | Democratic | James L. O'Connor (incumbent) | 137,483 | 37.07% | -10.87% |
| | Populist | Carl Runge | 24,445 | 6.59% | +3.97% |
| | Prohibition | Charles W. Lomas | 11,214 | 3.02% | -0.55% |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 60,226 | 16.24% | +14.16% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 370,851 | 100.0% | +0.38% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
