2009 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

none 2009 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential No 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2008 2011 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2011 April 7, 2009 File:Shirley Abrahamson.jpg 150x150px Shirley Abrahamson c0c0c0 473,712 59.67% 3x4.svg Randy Koschnick c0c0c0 319,706 40.27% 2009 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election.svg 250px County resultsAbrahamson: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–90%Koschnick: #FF9A50 50–60% Justice Shirley Abrahamson Shirley Abrahamson 1999 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1999 2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 2019 A regularly scheduled Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held as part of the Wisconsin Spring general election on April 7, 2009. Incumbent chief justice Shirley Abrahamson, first appointed by Governor Patrick Lucey in 1976, won her fourth ten-year term—the most Wisconsin Supreme Court elections won by any person. She defeated Jefferson County circuit judge Randy R. Koschnick, taking 59.67% of the general election vote. Candidates Shirley S. Abrahamson, incumbent justice Randy R. Koschnick, Jefferson County Circuit Court judge Campaign Heading into the election, the court had a conservative ideological majority (4 conservatives, 2 liberals, and 1 centrist). Abrahmson's ideology placed her firmly in the court's liberal minority,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 while her challenger, Koschnick, was a conservative.Leaders Bill Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger Randy Koschnick: Not an activist https://isthmus.com/news/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-challenger-randy-koschnick-not-an-activist/ Isthmus April 10, 2026 March 12, 2009 Abrahamson's advanced age (75 years old at the time of the election) was characterized as being an "unspoken issue" of the election.Walters Steve In State Supreme Court Race, Age is the Unspoken Issue https://globalag.igc.org/health/us/2009/race.htm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel globalag.igc.org April 10, 2026 March 14, 2009 While a candidate, Koschnick spoke supportively of the proposal for Wisconsin to adopt public financing of campaigns. However, he later filed a lawsuit seeking to challenge a public financing law that Governor Jim Doyle signed in December 2009.Scraping The Bottom Of The Barrel https://www.wisdc.org/news/18-blog/357-scraping-the-bottom-of-the-barrel Wisconsin Democracy Campaign April 10, 2026 December 28, 2009 Results 2009 Wisconsin Supreme Court election https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_90d9f234-e3e6-4915-b334-2451fe17ede6/ Results of Spring General Election - 04/07/2009 Wisconsin State Elections Board April 27, 2009 May 18, 2024 Wisconsin Historical Society | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 7, 2009) Nonpartisan politician Shirley S. Abrahamson (incumbent) 473,712 59.67% -3.74pp Nonpartisan politician Randy R. Koschnick 319,706 40.27% Scattering 446 0.06% 154,006 19.40% -7.57pp 793,864 100.0% +4.60% Aftermath The term was Abrahamson's final. In 2016, Koschnick was one of five finalists for then-governor Scott Walker to appoint to the seat left vacant by the retirement of David Prosser Jr. However, he was not appointedRandy Koschnick https://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Koschnick Ballotpedia April 10, 2026 en Koschnick would later be appointed director of the Wisconsin Court System, a role from which he was dismissed from in August 2023 –one day after the court swung to a liberal majority.Wagtendonk Anya van On Its First Day With Liberal Majority, Wisconsin Supreme Court Fires Administrator https://www.wpr.org/politics/liberal-majority-wisconsin-supreme-court-fires-randy-koschnick WPR April 10, 2026 August 2, 2023 See also 2009 Wisconsin elections References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections supreme court Wisconsin