Paul Aasness Candidate

Born:	December 16, 1939 Minnesota Wilkin County United States
Resided:	Wendell, Minnesota Grant County
Death:	November 21, 2017
Gender:	Man
Occupation:	Farmer
Political Party:	Independent-Republican
Offices Held:	North Ottawa Town Board member. State Representative: HD 11A (1979-1983).
Notes:	Aasness was a farmer since 1961 and member of the Grant County Farm BureauFarmer where he served three years as director, two years as vice president, and five years as president. He was also director of the State Bank of Wendell. Aasness ws the director of the North Ottawa Town Board for three years and as chairman for four years.
Sources:	Minnesota Birth Certificate Index. The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls), July 21, 1976 (p. 13).

Photo of Paul Aasness
72nd Minnesota Legislative Manual, Minnesota Digital Library.

Number of state/federal offices sought	Number of campaigns	Number of winning campaigns
2	8	6

Date	Election	Stage	Party	Votes	Percent	Result
11/04/1986	State Senate, District 11	General	Independent-Republican	6,165	47.29%	Lost
09/09/1986	State Senate, District 11	Primary	Independent-Republican	3,175	100.00%	Won
11/04/1980	State House, District 11A	General	Independent-Republican	9,766	70.38%	Won
09/09/1980	State House, District 11A	Primary	Independent-Republican	1,101	100.00%	Won
11/07/1978	State House, District 11A	General	Independent-Republican	7,388	61.54%	Won
09/12/1978	State House, District 11A	Primary	Independent-Republican	1,890	100.00%	Won
11/02/1976	State House, District 11A	General	Independent-Republican	6,302	43.07%	Lost
09/14/1976	State House, District 11A	Primary	Independent-Republican	1,074	100.00%	Won

Additional Images

Print advertisement for Paul Aasness' 1978 reelection campaign to HD 11A.

Print advertisement for Paul Aasness' 1976 campaign for HD 11A.
The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls), October 1, 1976 (p. 3).