1869 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election
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The 1869 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election was held on Tuesday, April 6, 1869, to elect the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Luther S. Dixon was re-elected.
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April 7, 1863
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1869 was a regularly scheduled election. Dixon had recently been re-elected the previous year in a special election held because he had briefly vacated his seat (being re-appointed immediately thereafter) in order to receive a salary increase.[1] While he faced a fairly competitive race in 1868,[1] he faced no serious opposition in 1869.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, April 6, 1869 | |||||
| Republican | Luther S. Dixon (incumbent) | 100,945 | 93.73 | ||
| Democratic | Ammi R. Butler | 6,428 | 5.97 | ||
| Scattering | 326 | 0.30 | |||
| Plurality | 94,517 | 87.76 | |||
| Total votes | 107,699 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
