2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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April 7, 2015
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 County results Bradley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Daley: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||
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The 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 7, 2015, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Ann Walsh Bradley, first elected in 1995, won her third ten-year term, defeating Wisconsin circuit court judge James P. Daley with 58% of the vote.[1]: 1
Candidates
[edit]- Ann Walsh Bradley, incumbent Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court[2]
- James P. Daley, Chief Judge of the 5th Judicial District, Judge of the Rock County Circuit Court (Branch 1)[2]
Campaign
[edit]Heading into the election, the court had a conservative ideological majority (4 conservatives, 2 liberals, and 1 centrist). Roggensack was a conservative,[3] Bradley was ideologically liberal, while Daley was ideologically conservative.[4] Conservatives had targeted the election as an opportunity to expand their ideological majority on the court by unseating Bradley.[5]
Bradley criticized Daley's campaign for taking money directly from the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Daley criticized Bradley as an "activist judge".[4]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ann Walsh Bradley (incumbent) | 471,866 | 58.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | James P. Daley | 340,632 | 41.89 | |
| Write-in | 702 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 813,200 | 100.0 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Canvass Results for 2015 Spring Election - 4/7/2015 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 Marley, Patrick (October 27, 2014). "Rock County judge to challenge Ann Walsh Bradley for Supreme Court". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- ↑ Ball, Alan (April 5, 2025). "A Liberal High-Water Mark?". SCOW Stats. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- 1 2 "James Daley (Wisconsin)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Mitch (April 8, 2015). "Wisconsin Re-elects Liberal Judge, but Opens Door for Conservative Chief Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ "2015 Spring Election - Justice of the Supreme Court" (PDF).