1989 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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Judicial election in the U.S. state of Wisconsin
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The 1989 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 4, 1989, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Shirley Abrahamson was re-elected over Ralph Adam Fine.
The campaign was described to be a "heated race".[1]
- Shirley Abrahamson: incumbent justice
- Ralph Adam Fine, Wisconsin Circuit Court judge for the Brown County circuit[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| General Election, April 4, 1989 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Shirley Abrahamson (incumbent) | 485,169 | 54.97 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Ralph Adam Fine | 397,378 | 45.03 | ||
| Plurality | 87,791 | 9.95 | |||
| Total votes | 882,547 | 100 | |||
References
- ↑ "Crooks, Fine Vie for Supreme Court". The Oshkosh Northwestern. The Associated Press. February 7, 1996. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mar 17, 1996, page 7 - The Oshkosh Northwestern at Newspapers.com". The Associated Press. March 17, 1996 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1989). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 887. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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