Supreme Court Associate Justice, 2008 Election
Primary Nonpartisan
| Date: | September 9, 2008 |
| Cycle: | 2008 |
| Office: | Supreme Court Associate Justice |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Holden Anderson Incumbent | Man | Nonpartisan | 205,154 | 63.86 | +49.34 |
| Tim Tingelstad | Man | Nonpartisan | 69,448 | 21.62 | +7.10 |
| Alan Nelson | Man | Nonpartisan | 46,645 | 14.52 |
Associate Justice Anderson was renominated in his bid for a fourth term.
Tingelstad was an attorney from Bemidji, administrative law judge in the Ninth Judicial District, and nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2004, 2010, and 2012.
Nelson was an attorney and computer programmer from Maplewood and candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2012.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 2009-2010 (p. 490).