1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

none April 2025 April 2025 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential No 1969 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1969 1973 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1973 April 7, 1970 Connor T. Hansen (Wisconsin Supreme Court justice) 1960s portrait.jpg Connor Hansen c0c0c0 524,628 100% 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHansen: #9D7700 >90% Justice Connor Hansen Connor Hansen 1961 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1961 1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1980 The 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 7, 1970, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Connor Hansen (who had been appointed in 1967 to fill a vacancy) won election, unopposed. Background After Justice Myron L. Gordon stepped down from the state supreme court in order to accept a federal judgeship, governor Warren P. Knowles appointed Hansen (a circuit court judge) to fill the vacancy. Hansen was confirmed to the seat.. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59705690/hansen-named-to-supreme-court/ Hansen Named to High Court The Capital Times Hunter John P. Madison, Wisconsin March 13, 1967 1 September 21, 2020 Newspapers.com Prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court, Hansen had served for ten years as a county judge in Eau Claire County. His appointment received broad praise from state lawyers and lower court judges, particularly because it added a justice with prior probate court experience. The Constitution of Wisconsin stipulates that early elections full terms can be triggered by a vacancy. The constitution stipulates that it is impermissible for more than one seat to be up for election in the same year. Elections must be moved to an earlier year after a vacancy, but only if there is a more immediate year without a scheduled contest.Wisconsin Question 2, Unified Court System Amendment (April 1977) https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Question_2,_Unified_Court_System_Amendment_(April_1977) Ballotpedia 27 March 2025 en All supreme court elections are held during the spring elections in early April.Portraits of Justice https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/docs/portraitsofjustice.pdf Wisconsin Courts Wisconsin Historical Society Press 27 March 2025 IX, X, and 59 2003 The last election to the seat had taken place in 1961, and if the vacancy had not occurred no election would have been held for the seat until 1971. However, the vacancy advanced the next election by a year. Since there were was no supreme court election scheduled in 1970, but there were elections scheduled in 1968 and 1969, the vacancy moved the election to the next possible date, 1971. This allowed Hansen to serve as justice for three years before he was up for election. The uncontested election came of several recent contested State Supreme Court races in preceding years, including upset victories (most notably the 1967 unseating of an incumbent). Due to this, Hansen had prepared himself for a competitive re-election race up until the ballot qualifying deadline passed without a challenger arising. Ahead of the deadline, he had had friends of his organize a voluntary campaign committee, and had conducted a months-long period of frequent speaking appearances.No Opponent In Sight For Justice Hansen https://www.newspapers.com/image/188952880 Newspapers.com subscription Green Bay Press-Gazette April 11, 2026 Jan 27, 1970 Result 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court electionThe State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1971 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A4QZIH6JIJYFLR8R/pages/APDUVK7RD7474U8F search.library.wisc.edu (University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries) State of Wisconsin 8 April 2025 350 1971 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 7, 1970) Nonpartisan politician Connor Hansen (incumbent) 524,628 100 524,628 100 References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections Supreme Court Wisconsin Category:April 1970 in the United States