Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1952 Election
General
| Date: | November 5, 1952 |
| Cycle: | 1952 |
| Office: | Supreme Court Associate Justice |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank T. Gallagher Incumbent | Man | Nonpartisan | 847,903 | 72.06 | +44.11 |
| Ebin (E. Luther) Melin | Man | Nonpartisan | 328,829 | 27.94 |
Associate Justice Gallagher was reelected to a second term.
Melin was an attorney from Minneapolis making his seventh of 12 bids for the Court. Melin was also a candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1942, 1944, and 1946, nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1948, 1950, 1956, 1958, and 1962, nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1954, and candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1934 and 1960.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1953 (p. 536).