Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1924 Election

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Date: November 4, 1924
Cycle: 1924
Office: Supreme Court Associate Justice
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Andrew Holt Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 317,348 28.81 +6.15
Royal Stone Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 299,989 27.24 +4.57
William A. Anderson Man Nonpartisan 249,607 22.66
Thomas Fraser Man Nonpartisan 234,501 21.29

Associate Justice Holt was reelected in his campaign for a third full term and fourth term overall.

Associate Justice Stone was appointed to the Court by Governor J.A.O. Preus on May 25, 1923 following the resignation of Associate Justice Oscar Hallum to run in the U.S. Senate special election. Stone was an attorney from St. Paul, former Assistant Attorney General (1905-1907), and former president of the Minnesota State Bar Association.

Anderson was a resident of Minneapolis and nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1922 and 1934.

Fraser was an attorney from Rochester, candidate for Attorney General in 1912, and nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1918.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1925 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).