1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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The 1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 1906, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The election was the first election to fill the newly created seventh seat on the court. Attorney William H. Timlin prevailed in a four-candidate race, winning a plurality of the vote.

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1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
← 1905
April 3, 1906
1907 â†’
1916 â†’
 
Candidate William H. Timlin James O'Neill
Popular vote 60,528 51,848
Percentage 35.61% 30.51%
 
Candidate Allen R. Bushnell H. H. Grace
Popular vote 39,818 16,419
Percentage 23.43% 9.66%
Timlin:      20–30%[a]      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
O'Neill:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bushnell:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%
Grace:      40–50%
Elected Justice

William H. Timlin

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Candidates

General election

Results

William H. Timlin won a plurality of the vote, which (under the election rules in place at the time) was sufficient to win election the court.

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1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election[2][b]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1906
Nonpartisan William H. Timlin 60,528 35.61
Nonpartisan James O'Neill 51,848 30.51
Nonpartisan Allen R. Bushnell 39,818 23.43
Nonpartisan H. H. Grace 16,419 9.66
Scattering 1,349 0.79
Plurality 8,680 5.11
Total votes 169,962 100
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Notes

  1. [a]
    47.03% of votes cast in Kenosha were blank and scattered, Timlin's votes were the next highest total
  2. [b]
    One must exercise caution using the Blue Book as a source for Wisconsin election data for the period of 1890-1920 as it was unreliable during this period.

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