2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

none April 2025 April 2025 2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential No 2006 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2006 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2008 April 3, 2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler in 2007 (3x4).jpg Annette Ziegler c0c0c0 487,422 58.61% 3x4.svg Linda M. Clifford c0c0c0 342,371 41.17% 2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court election results map by county.svg 250px Ziegler: #d79346 50–60% #c56900 60–70% #b25f00 70–80% Clifford: #81d0d0 50–60% #53bfbf 60–70% Justice Jon P. Wilcox Annette Ziegler 1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1997 2017 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2017 The 2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 3, 2007, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Washington County circuit court judge Annette Ziegler defeated Madison attorney Linda M. Clifford. As more than two candidates filed to run, a nonpartisan election was held on February 20, 2007 in which attorney Joseph Sommers was eliminated. Incumbent justice Jon P. Wilcox did not seek re-election. Primary election Candidates Advanced Linda M. Clifford, attorneyJanuary 2, 2007 Three to make run for state Supreme Court https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/three-to-make-run-for-state-supreme-court/article_485935a4-7206-5808-9981-a65db8fee58b.html April 6, 2025 Republican Eagle Annette Ziegler, judge of the Washington County Circuit Court (Branch 2) Eliminated in primary Joseph Sommers, attorney Declined Jon P. Wilcox, incumbent justiceForster Stacy March 28, 2006 Wilcox to Retire in '07 from Supreme Court http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=411536 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070311034331/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=411536 March 11, 2007 April 14, 2019 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wayback Machine Primary results thumb|Results by county: #FF9A50 Ziegler #FFCCA9 Ziegler—30–40% #FFB580 Ziegler—40–50% #FF9A50 Ziegler—50–60% #EE8E50 Ziegler—60–70% #D69850 Ziegler—70–80% #B98A35 Ziegler—80–90% #7DDDDD Clifford #7DDDDD Clifford—40–50% General election Campaign A major focus of the campaign was the ideological lean of the candidates. Zeigler was described as being ideologically conservative, while Clifford was described as being ideologically liberal.Lueders Bill Linda Clifford's Lost Cause https://isthmus.com/news/news/linda-cliffords-lost-cause/ Wisconsin Law Journal April 9, 2026 April 4, 2007Ziegler, Clifford Will Face Off https://wislawjournal.com/2007/02/26/ziegler-clifford-will-face-off/ Isthmus April 9, 2026 February 26, 2007 The outgoing judge, Jon P. Wilcox, was an ideological conservative. At the time of the election, the court was considered to have a "liberal majority" ideological composition, with 3 liberal justices, 3 conservative justices, and 1 centrist justice.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 Results Since Ziegler's victory meant the seat remained held by a conservative, no shift occurred to the court's ideological lean. 2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court election | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election (February 20, 2007)https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_8201195c-7818-427a-bbd1-8de75e55c3e1/ Results of Spring Primary Election - 02/20/2007 Wisconsin State Elections Board March 6, 2007 April 6, 2025 1 Nonpartisan politician Annette Ziegler 164,916 57.04 Nonpartisan politician Linda M. Clifford 78,501 27.15 Nonpartisan politician Joseph Sommers 44,835 15.51 Scattering 860 0.30 100 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 3, 2007)https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_edf79b02-75de-4f0f-b237-94d3ef044deb/ Results of Spring General Election - 04/03/2007 Wisconsin State Elections Board April 23, 2007 April 6, 2025 1 Nonpartisan politician Annette Ziegler 487,422 58.61 Nonpartisan politician Linda M. Clifford 342,371 41.17 Scattering 1,864 0.22 831,657 100 References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections Supreme Court Category:April 2007 in the United States Wisconsin