1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
	April 1, 1997
	Wilcox: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Justice before election; Jon P. Wilcox;	Elected Justice ; Jon P. Wilcox;

The 1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 1, 1997, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The incumbent justice, Jon P. Wilcox (who had been appointed in 1992 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of William G. Callow^[1]) was elected to a full ten-year term, defeating challenger Walter Kelly.

Results

1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jon P. Wilcox (incumbent)	476,900	62.07
	Nonpartisan	Walter Kelly	291,463	37.93
Total votes			768,363	100

References

^ Srb, Arthur L. (October 8, 1992). "Wilcox formally sworn in to serve on state's high court". Madison, Wisconsin: Kenosha News. Retrieved April 14, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 880. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[1] Srb, Arthur L. (October 8, 1992). "Wilcox formally sworn in to serve on state's high court". Madison, Wisconsin: Kenosha News. Retrieved April 14, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.

[2] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 880. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

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