Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1936 Election

Primary Nonpartisan

Date: November 3, 1936
Cycle: 1936
Office: Supreme Court Associate Justice
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Andrew Holt Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 195,331 24.46 +12.22
Royal Stone Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 193,404 24.22 +11.98
Edward J. Lee Man Nonpartisan 114,660 14.36 +2.12
Joseph A. Poirier Man Nonpartisan 97,737 12.24
Charles Louis DeReu Man Nonpartisan 72,563 9.09

Associate Justice Holt was renominated in his campaign for a sixth term.

Associate Justice Stone was renominated in his campaign for a fourth term.

Vanderburgh was an attorney from Minneapolis, candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924, and 1928, and nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1926, 1930, 1932, and 1934. He was the son of Charles Vandenburgh, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1882-1894.

Lee was an attorney from Minneapolis, nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1928, 1930, and 1932, and Democratic candidate for the 5th CD in 1934.

Poirier was an attorney from Minneapolis, former assistant Hennepin County Attorney, former assistant Attorney General, and Farmer-Labor candidate for the 5th CD in 1930.

DeReu was a resident of Marshall and nominee for HD 13 in 1924.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1937 (p. 205).