Shirley E. Zaverl Candidate

Born: August 21, 1914
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
United States
Resided: Duluth, Minnesota
Saint Louis County


Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
Death: April 21, 1992
Gender: Woman
Occupation: Former stenographer
Military Service: U.S. Army, Women's Army Corps, 3502nd Air Force unit, World War II (1943-1945).
Political Party: Nonpartisan; Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Notes: Born Shirley Helen Edelston. She later became an elementary and secondary school teacher and school psycholgist. Zaverl ran for SD 30 in 1950 from Minneapolis and HD 08B in 1983 from Duluth.
Sources: Minnesota Historical Society Birth Certificate Index (1914-43554). Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1992-MN-010901). United States Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File. United States Census, 1940. Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 31, 1950 (p. 18). Worthington Daily Globe, September 9, 1983 (p. B10). Duluth News-Tribune, April 22, 1992 (p. D3).
Photo of Shirley E. Zaverl
Photo of Shirley E. Zaverl
Minneaolis Morning Tribune, October 31, 1950 (p. 18).

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
2 2 0
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
09/13/1983 State House, District 08B Special Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor 747 23.72% Lost
11/07/1950 State Senate, District 30 General Nonpartisan 3,623 34.21% Lost

Additional Images

Print advertisement for Shirley E. Zaverl's 1950 SD 30 general election campaign
Print advertisement for Shirley E. Zaverl's 1950 SD 30 general election campaign
Minneapolis Spokesman, November 3, 1950 (p. 5).