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1885 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential no 1883 1887 April 7, 1885 Judge David Taylor.png David Taylor c0c0c0 192,324 98.91% Levi M. Vilas.jpg Levi M. Vilas(write-in) c0c0c0 2,018 1.04% Justice David Taylor David Taylor 1878 Wisconsin Supreme Court elections ⋅ 1878 1892 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election 1892 (sp.)
The 1885 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 7, 1885. It saw the re-election of incumbent justice David Taylor.
Candidate
David Taylor, incumbent justice
Levi M. Vilas (received write-in votes), former mayor and city attorney of Eau ClaireJudicial Portraits: Judge Levi M. Vilas https://ramseylawlibrary.org/judicial-portraits-judge-levi-m-vilas/ Ramsey Law Library April 16, 2026
Result
1885 Wisconsin Supreme Court electionhttps://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ACU7GTLMOPCJNP8L/pages/AADNSPESLNW6TH8K State of Wisconsin 1887 Blue Book State of Wisconsin 1887 Election Statistics 256 April 16, 2026
Nonpartisan politician
David Taylor (incumbent)
192,324
98.91
write-in
Levi M. Vilas
2,018
1.04
write-in
scattering
99
0.05
194,411
100
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