1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
← 1945 April 2, 1946 1947 →
← 1936 1956 →
Justice before election; Edward T. Fairchild;	Elected Justice ; Edward T. Fairchild;

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The 1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1946, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Edward T. Fairchild narrowly defeated challenger Henry P. Hughes.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General election (April 2, 1946)
	Nonpartisan	Edward T. Fairchild (incumbent)	156,880	51.23
	Nonpartisan	Henry P. Hughes	149,331	48.77
Majority			7,549	2.47
Total votes			306,211	100

v t e (1944 ←) 1946 United States elections (→ 1948)
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Ballot measures	Alabama Amendment 4 ("Boswell Amendment")

v t e Wisconsin Supreme Court elections
Seat currently held by Janet Protasiewicz	1852 1859 1865 1868 sp. 1871 1877 1883 1893 1898 sp. 1903 1913 1923 1933 1943 1953 1963 1973 1983 1993 2003 2013 2023
Seat currently held by Susan M. Crawford	1852 1855 1861 1867 1873 1879 1881 sp. 1889 1899 1908 sp. 1909 1918 sp. 1919 1929 1939 1949 1958 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 2025
Seat currently held by Rebecca Dallet	1852 1860 sp. 1863 1868 sp. 1869 1875 1881 1891 1899 sp. 1901 1911 1921 1930 sp. 1931 1941 1950 sp. 1951 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008 2018
Seat currently held by Annette Ziegler	1877 1887 1896 sp. 1897 1907 1917 1927 1937 1947 1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 2007 2017 2027
Seat currently held by Brian Hagedorn	1878 1885 1892 sp. 1895 1905 1915 1922 sp. 1925 1935 1945 1952 sp. 1955 1964 1974 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019
Seat currently held by Rebecca Bradley	1904 1914 1924 1934 1944 1954 1959 1969 1976 1986 1996 2006 2016 2026
Seat currently held by Jill Karofsky	1906 1916 1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1968 1978 1984 1994 2001 2011 2020

1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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