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Svetlana Velmar-Janković

1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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Candidate Donald W. Steinmetz Louis J. Ceci
Popular vote 663,378 658,605
Percentage 50.18% 49.82

Justice before election

Connor Hansen

Elected Justice

Donald W. Steinmetz

The 1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 1, 1980, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Connor Hansen did not seek re-election. Donald W. Steinmetz narrowly defeated Louis J. Ceci in the general election. Preceding the general election was a nonpartisan primary held on February 19, in which the two had advanced from over P. Charles Jones.

Primary election

Candidates

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Eliminated in primary

  • P. Charles Jones

Result

1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan primary (February 19, 1980)
Nonpartisan Louis J. Ceci 142,702 46.15
Nonpartisan Donald W. Steinmetz 90,286 29.20
Nonpartisan P. Charles Jones 76,253 24.66
Total votes 309,241 100
General election (April 1, 1980)
Nonpartisan Donald W. Steinmetz 663,378 50.18
Nonpartisan Louis J. Ceci 658,605 49.82
Majority 4,773 0.36 −29.89
Total votes 1,321,983 100 +57.39

References

  1. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1981). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1981–1982 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 864, 866. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via University of Wisconsin Libraries.