1950 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election
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April 4, 1950
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The 1950 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 4, 1950, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent justice John E. Martin (appointed in 1948 to fill the vacancy created by the death on the bench of Chester A. Fowler[1]) won election, defeating challenger Marshall Peterson.
Candidates
[edit]- John E. Martin, incumbent justice
- Marshall L. Peterson, lawyer, former Green County judge (1938–43), former assistant district attorney of Green County, former public administrator, U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, candidate for Supreme Court in 1949[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John E. Martin (incumbent) | 300,476 | 58.89 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marshall Peterson | 209,720 | 41.11 | |
| Total votes | 510,196 | 100 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Former Chief Justice of State Court Dies". The La Crosse Tribune. December 10, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "For The Supreme Court; The Candidates". The La Crosse Tribune. March 29, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved April 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1952 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 755, 756. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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