Svetlana Velmar-Janković

1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice special election
← 1852 1863 →
Justice before election; Luther S. Dixon;	Elected Justice ; Luther S. Dixon;

The 1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 3, 1860, to elect the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent appointed chief justice Luther S. Dixon very narrowly won election to a partial term.

Background

After the sudden death of Chief Justice Edward V. Whiton, Governor Alexander Randall appointed Luther S. Dixon as chief justice of the court, pending the special election. Dixon ran in the special election for the remainder of Whiton's unexpired term.^[1]^[2]

Result

1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice special election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 3, 1860
	Independent	Luther S. Dixon (incumbent)	58,508	50.13
	Republican	A. Scott Sloan	58,113	49.79
		Scattering	95	0.08
Plurality			395	0.34
Total votes			116,716	100.0
	Independent hold

References

^ "Death of Judge Dixon". Portage Daily Register. Portage, WI. December 7, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin (Report). 1901. p. 242. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "Official Canvass". Wisconsin State Journal. May 9, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Obit-1] "Death of Judge Dixon". Portage Daily Register. Portage, WI. December 7, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[bar1900-2] Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin (Report). 1901. p. 242. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

[1860elex-3] "Official Canvass". Wisconsin State Journal. May 9, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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