1956 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

none April 2025 April 2025 1956 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential no 1955 1957 April 3, 1956 Thomas E. Fairchild (portrait as Wisconsin Supreme Court justice) 3x4.jpg Thomas E. Fairchild c0c0c0 574,429 77.59% William H. Dieterich (portrait as Wisconsin Supreme Court justice) 3x4.jpg William H. Dieterich c0c0c0 165,953 22.41% Justice Edward T. Fairchild Thomas E. Fairchild 1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1946 1966 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1966 The 1956 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 1956 to elect a justice to a full ten-year seat the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Thomas E. Fairchild (son of incumbent justice Edward T. Fairchild – who was not seeking reelection) won the election. He handily defeated William H. Dieterich (a perennial candidate for state office, who later won a surprise victory in the 1958 election to the court). Prior to the general election, a nonpartisan primary was held in which both Fairchild and Dieterich advanced against former state legislator Clair Finch. Candidates Thomas E. Fairchild: former United States Attorney, former Wisconsin attorney general, and son of the outgoing incumbent justice William H. Dieterich: Milwaukee County-based lawyer; perennial candidateunsuccessful candidate for Wisconsin attorney general (1942,The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A5MPC2C75NJZEK8Z/pages/AWI6PFEXINBVHQ8C search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries) State of Wisconsin 7 April 2025 576 1944 1944,The Wisconsin Blue Book 1946 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AQVJ6L7MLLNNJK8H/pages/AV2Y65Z6RBGPGO8Z search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries) State of Wisconsin 7 April 2025 668 1946 1946,The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AM65CYC7ECEXCX9D/pages/AT7QUC5CEWPXVQ8U search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries) State of Wisconsin 7 April 2025 603 1948 and 1948) and Supreme Court in 1954 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1956 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956 State of Wisconsin 1956 Toepel M. G. Kuehn Hazel L. https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1956/reference/wi.wibluebk1956.i0019.pdf Parties and Elections: The Judicial and Nonpartisan Elections 757 June 3, 2021 for state office;Wyngaard John Wingert Defeat Stirs Thoughts on Tradition https://www.newspapers.com/image/188298490 Newspapers.com subscription Green Bay Press-Gazette 30 March 2025 en April 2, 1958Wyngaard John Vote Startles State Politicians https://www.newspapers.com/image/511816401 Newspapers.com La Crosse Tribune 2 April 2025 en April 2, 1958 former special assistant attorney general of Wisconsin (1937–1938); former Wisconsin commander of the Disabled American VeteransMultiple sources: Steinle and Dieterich Win; Stearns Left Far Behind in Court Bid https://www.newspapers.com/image/397101151 Newspapers.com subscription Wisconsin State Journal The Associated Press April 13, 2026 1 March 10, 1954 Bystrom Arthur Expect a Light Vote in State Election Tuesday https://www.newspapers.com/image/1066654332 Newspapers.com subscription The Associated Press The Waukesha County Freeman April 13, 2026 2 April 3, 1954 Clair Finch: former state legislator Results 1956 Wisconsin Supreme Court election https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A2BH4FP76N6HMK8V/pages/AYZ67HB2Q5DUEU8P The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 State of Wisconsin Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections 1958 Toepel M.G. Kuehn Hazel L. 780–781 April 7, 2025 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary election (March 6, 1956) Nonpartisan politician Thomas E. Fairchild 250,442 71.77 Nonpartisan politician William H. Dieterich 68,288 19.57 Nonpartisan politician Clair Finch 30,244 8.67 348,974 100 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election (April 3, 1956) Nonpartisan politician Thomas E. Fairchild 574,429 77.59 Nonpartisan politician William H. Dieterich 165,953 22.41 740,382 100 Notes References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections supreme court Wisconsin