Supreme Court Associate Justice, 2008 Election

Primary Nonpartisan

Date: September 9, 2008
Cycle: 2008
Office: Supreme Court Associate Justice
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Paul Holden Anderson Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 205,154 63.86 +49.34
Tim Tingelstad Man Nonpartisan 69,448 21.62 +7.10
Alan Nelson Man Nonpartisan 46,645 14.52

Associate Justice Anderson was renominated in his bid for a fourth term.

Tingelstad was an attorney from Bemidji, administrative law judge in the Ninth Judicial District, and nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2004, 2010, and 2012.

Nelson was an attorney and computer programmer from Maplewood and candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2012.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 2009-2010 (p. 490).