Jump to content

1865 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1863 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

← 1863 April 4, 1865 1867 →
 
Candidate Jason Downer
Party Republican
Popular vote 61,388
Percentage 99.63%

Justice before election

Byron Paine
Republican

Elected Justice

Jason Downer
Republican

The 1865 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election was held on Tuesday, April 5, 1867, to elect the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Jason Downer was elected unopposed.

1865 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Downer 56,316 99.63
Scattering 209 0.37
Total votes 56,525 100

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "State News". The Weekly Wisconsin. June 21, 1965. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.