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1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court elections

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1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

April 4, 1899
1901 

The 1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court elections were held during Wisconsin's 1899 spring election and featured two elections: a regular election and a special election. In both elections, incumbents were re-elected without opposition.

Regular election

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1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

 1889
April 4, 1899
 
Candidate John B. Cassoday
Popular vote 130,705
Percentage 99.47%

Justice before election

John B. Cassoday

Elected Justice

John B. Cassoday

The 1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held to elect a justice to a full ten-year term. Incumbent justice John B. Cassoday was re-elected unopposed.

1889 Wisconsin Supreme Court election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
General Election, April 4, 1899
Nonpartisan John B. Cassoday (incumbent) 130,705 99.47
Scattering 698 0.53
Total votes 131,402 100

Special election

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1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election

 1891
April 4, 1899
1901 
 
Candidate Joshua Eric Dodge
Popular vote 103,372
Percentage 99.06%

Justice before election

Joshua Eric Dodge

Elected Justice

Joshua Eric Dodge

The 1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election that saw incumbent justice Joshua Eric Dodge (appointed to fill the seat left vacant by Silas U. Pinney) elected unopposed to complete Pinney's term.

1899 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
General Election, April 4, 1899
Nonpartisan Joshua Eric Dodge (incumbent) 103,372 99.06
Scattering 982 0.94
Total votes 104,354 100

References

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  1. 1 2 Froehlich, William H., ed. (1901). "Election Statistics" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 379. Retrieved March 24, 2022.