Clerk of the Supreme Court, 1938 Election
Primary Farmer-Labor
| Date: | June 20, 1938 |
| Cycle: | 1938 |
| Office: | Clerk of the Supreme Court |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin (I.C., Dutch) Strout | Man | Farmer-Labor | 155,603 | 50.33 | +0.66 |
| Russell O. Gunderson Incumbent | Man | Farmer-Labor | 153,569 | 49.67 |
Clerk of the Supreme Court Gunderson became the third incumbent for this office to lose his party's nomination in a primary following Republicans Irving Caswell in 1918 and Herman Mueller in 1922. Gunderson did not allow his name to be placed for endorsement at the state convention.
Strout was a resident of St. Paul, statistician in the state Highway Department, and former state Budget Commissioner, and the party-endorsed candidate.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1939 (p. 209).