1908 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election
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The 1908 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 7, 1908, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. John Barnes unseated incumbent justice Robert McKee Bashford (who had been appointed to fill a vacancy).
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April 7, 1908
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This was only the second election in which an incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice lost re-election, the first having been in 1855. As of 2026[update], this has only occurred in six subsequent instances (1917, 1947, 1958, 1967, 2008, 2020).[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 7, 1908 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | John Barnes | 134,642 | 57.42 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Robert McKee Bashford (incumbent) | 84,656 | 36.10 | ||
| Nonpartisan | William Ruger | 15,168 | 6.47 | ||
| Scattering | 30 | 0.01 | |||
| Plurality | 49,986 | 21.32 | |||
| Total votes | 234,496 | 100 | |||