1931 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1931 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
	April 7, 1931
Justice before election; Chester A. Fowler;	Elected Justice ; Chester A. Fowler;

The 1931 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 7, 1931, to elect a justice to a full ten-year seat the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent justice Chester A. Fowler won re-election, defeating two challengers. His strongest challenger was John W. Reynolds Sr., the state's attorney general who had unsuccessfully challenged Fowler the previous year in a special election for the same seat on the court.

Candidates

Chester A. Fowler, incumbent justice since 1929
George L. Mensing
John W. Reynolds Sr., Wisconsin attorney general, unsuccessful candidate in the 1930 special election

Results

1931 Wisconsin Supreme Court election ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 7, 1931
	Nonpartisan	Chester A. Fowler (incumbent)	254,534	46.87%	+5.52%
	Nonpartisan	John W. Reynolds Sr.	230,902	42.52%	+4.14%
	Nonpartisan	George L. Mensing	57,590	10.61%
Plurality			23,632	4.35%	+1.38%
Total votes			543,026	100.0%	+13.08%

References

^ Witte, Edwin E.; Kelly, Alice, eds. (1933). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 505. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

[bb1933-1] Witte, Edwin E.; Kelly, Alice, eds. (1933). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 505. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

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