Minnesota Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Seat 4

1 candidate · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

A justice of the state's highest court. Has the final word on what the state constitution and state laws mean, and oversees the state's courts and lawyers. A retention vote asks only whether the justice should stay for another term.

Candidates

Paul ThissenIncumbent

Nonpartisan

Moderately left · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

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