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The 1956 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 1956 to elect a justice to a full ten-year seat the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Thomas E. Fairchild (son of incumbent justice Edward T. Fairchild – who was not seeking reelection) won the election. He handily defeated William H. Dieterich (a perennial candidate for state office, who later won a surprise victory in the 1958 election to the court).[1]
Prior to the general election, a nonpartisan primary was held in which both Fairchild and Dieterich advanced against former state legislator Clair Finch.
Candidates
Results
References
- ^ a b Wyngaard, John (April 2, 1958). "Wingert Defeat Stirs Thoughts on Tradition". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wyngaard, John (April 2, 1958). "Vote Startles State Politicians". Newspapers.com. La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944". State of Wisconsin. 1944. p. 576. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries).
- ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1946". State of Wisconsin. 1946. p. 668. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries).
- ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948". State of Wisconsin. 1948. p. 603. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries).
- ^ Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1956). "Parties and Elections: The Judicial and Nonpartisan Elections" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 757. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1958). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 780–781. Retrieved April 7, 2025.