Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1962 Election

General

Date: November 6, 1962
Cycle: 1962
Office: Supreme Court Associate Justice
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
William P. Murphy Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 699,514 70.20 +40.40
William G. (W.G.) Dressel Man Nonpartisan 296,980 29.80

Associate Justice Murphy was reelected to a third term.

Dressel was an attorney from Minnetonka, candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1958, and nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1960, 1964, and 1966.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1963-1964 (p. 521).