Kaercher was a resident of Ortonville, secertary treasurer of the Big Stone National Loan Association, and chair of the woman's Republican Committee of Big Stone County. Kaercher was the first woman endorsed for state office by the Republican Party in Minnesota history, outlasting six other candidates, the first woman to appear on a primary or general election ballot for this office, the first woman elected to statewide office in Minnesota and the first woman elected to Clerk of the Supreme Court in any state.
Van Lear was an attorney from Minneapolis.
Hebl was a resident of St. Paul.