1916 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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The 1916 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 4, 1916, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Circuit court judge Franz C. Eschweiler prevailed in a five-candidate race, winning a plurality of the vote.
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April 4, 1916
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Incumbent first-term justice William H. Timlin did not seek re-election, and would ultimately die soon after the election (shortly before his term would have expired).[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, April 1916 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Franz C. Eschweiler | 70,380 | 23.40 | ||
| Nonpartisan | William J. Turner | 64,568 | 21.46 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Ellsworth B. Belden | 57,670 | 19.17 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Walter D. Corrigan | 56,666 | 18.84 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chester A. Fowler | 51,033 | 16.97 | ||
| Scattering | 489 | 0.16 | |||
| Total votes | 300,806 | 100 | |||