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2013 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential No 2011 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2011 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2015 April 2, 2013 Justice Patience Roggensack in 2005 (1).jpg 150x150px Patience Roggensack c0c0c0 491,261 57.48% 3x4.svg Edward Fallone c0c0c0 362,969 42.47% 2013 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election.svg 250px County resultsRoggensack: #faca80 50–60% #f8b54d 60–70% #dd9018 70–80% Fallone: #89c1b6 50–60% #5aa899 60–70% Justice Patience Roggensack Patience Roggensack 2003 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2003 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2023
The 2013 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 2, 2013, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Patience Roggensack, first elected in 2003, won her second ten-year term, defeating attorney Edward Fallone with 57% of the vote.
As more than two candidates filed to run in this election, a nonpartisan primary was held on February 19, 2013. In the primary, attorney Vince Megna was eliminated.
Background
Heading into the election, the court had a conservative ideological majority (4 conservatives, 2 liberals, and 1 centrist). Roggensack was a conservative,Ball Alan A Liberal High-Water Mark? https://scowstats.com/2023/04/05/a-liberal-high-water-mark/ SCOW Stats November 4, 2025 April 5, 2025 and Fallone was a liberal.Elb Steven Elbow Why Have Liberal Groups Written Off Ed Fallone? https://madison.com/news/local/writers/steven_elbow/why-have-liberal-groups-written-off-ed-fallone/article_4f1c2c7e-96f6-11e2-aa1d-0019bb2963f4.html Wisconsin State Journal/The Capital Times November 4, 2025 en March 28, 2013 Megna described himself as being a "committed liberal" and a member of the Democratic Party (although judicial elections are nonpartisan).Binversie Kevin Vince Megna Is A Partisan Nonpartisan Wannabe Jurist https://www.hngnews.com/sun_prairie_star/opinion/columns/vince-megna-is-a-partisan-nonpartisan-wannabe-jurist/article_9abce332-452d-11e2-80f8-001a4bcf6878.html Hometown News Wisconsin Reporter April 9, 2026 en December 13, 2012
Candidates
Patience Roggensack, incumbent justice
Edward Fallone
Vince Megna
Results
With the re-election of Roggensack, the court retained its conservative ideological majority.
2013 Wisconsin Supreme Court Electionhttps://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Percentage%2520Results_4.2.13%2520Spring%2520Elec%2520and%2520Assm98%2520Special%2520pdf.pdf Canvass Results for 2013 Spring Election - 4/2/2013 May 8, 2013 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board 1 March 26, 2024 Wisconsin Elections Commission
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan Primary, February 19, 2013
Nonpartisan politician
Patience Roggensack (incumbent)
231,822
63.74
+24.38pp
Nonpartisan politician
Edward Fallone
108,490
29.83
Nonpartisan politician
Vince Megna
22,391
6.16
Write-ins
972
0.27
363,675
100.0
+30.73
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 2, 2013
Nonpartisan politician
Patience Roggensack (incumbent)
491,261
57.48
+6.35pp
Nonpartisan politician
Edward Fallone
362,969
42.47
Write-ins
485
0.06
-0.09pp
128,292
15.01
+12.61pp
854,715
100.0
+6.73
See also
2013 Wisconsin elections
References
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