1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

none April 2025 April 2025 1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential No 1979 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1979 1983 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1983 April 1, 1980 Donald W. Steinmetz (Wisconsin Supreme Court justice portrait) 3x4.jpg Donald W. Steinmetz c0c0c0 663,378 50.18% Louis J. Ceci (Wisconsin Supreme Court justice portrait) 3x4.jpg Louis J. Ceci c0c0c0 658,605 49.82 File:1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election results.svg 250px Steinmetz: #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% Ceci: #B380FF 50–60% #9955FF 60–70% Justice Connor Hansen Donald W. Steinmetz 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1970 1990 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1990 The 1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 1, 1980, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Connor Hansen did not seek re-election. Donald W. Steinmetz narrowly defeated Louis J. Ceci in the general election. Preceding the general election was a nonpartisan primary held on February 19, in which the two had advanced from over P. Charles Jones. Primary election Candidates Advanced Louis J. Ceci, Milwaukee County circuit court judge Donald W. Steinmetz, Milwaukee County circuit court judge Eliminated in primary P. Charles Jones Dane County circuit court judge Result The general election result was very narrow.Czarnezki Jason J. Voting and Electoral Politics in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Marquette Law Review 2003 2 87 https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1175 2026, no subsequent election the court has been won by a narrower vote-share. The general election coincided with presidential primaries in Wisconsin. 1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WSZOQ2EA4U3UJ8F The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1981–1982 1981 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Theobald H. Rupert Robbins Patricia V. Elections in Wisconsin 864, 866 April 1, 2023 University of Wisconsin Libraries | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan primary (February 19, 1980) Nonpartisan politician Louis J. Ceci 142,702 46.15 Nonpartisan politician Donald W. Steinmetz 90,286 29.20 Nonpartisan politician P. Charles Jones 76,253 24.66 309,241 100 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 1, 1980) Nonpartisan politician Donald W. Steinmetz 663,378 50.18 Nonpartisan politician Louis J. Ceci 658,605 49.82 4,773 0.36 -29.89 1,321,983 100 +57.39 References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections Supreme Court Wisconsin