MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson has advanced to the November election after winning a primary.

Hudson was the top vote-getter in Tuesday’s non-partisan primary for the state’s highest court. She faced attorney Craig Foss and failed 2014 Supreme Court candidate Michelle MacDonald. The top two candidates move on to the general election.

Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Hudson to the bench last year after serving more than a decade on the state’s Court of Appeals. The state constitution requires appointees to face voters for re-election to a six-year term.

MacDonald lost a 2014 election to the court after a drunken driving arrest came to light.

She had been endorsed by the Republican Party.

Freeborn County primary results

State Supreme Court

Candidate votes

Natalie Hudson       643

Michelle MacDonald  309

Craig Foss       300

 

Third District Court

Judge 16

Carmaine Sturino       637

Timothy Guth       310

Daniel Moulton          261

 

Judge 17

David McLeod            389

Terrence Walters        644

Gerald Weinrich       189