1936 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

none April 2025 April 2025 1936 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential no 1935 1937 April 7, 1936 Edward T. Fairchild (1872-1965) (8253035657) (1).jpg Edward T. Fairchild c0c0c0 488,698 65.04% Glenn P. Turner circa 1917 (3x4).jpg Glenn P. Turner c0c0c0 262,650 34.96% Justice Edward T. Fairchild Edward T. Fairchild 1926 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1926 1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1946 The 1936 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 7, 1936, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Edward T. Fairchild (who had been appointed in 1930) defeated challenger Glenn P. Turner by a large margin. Background In 1930, Fairchild was appointed to the court by Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. to fill a vacancy.http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1931 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931 State of Wisconsin Judicial branch of the state government 385 April 23, 2019 No special election was held in the intervening years before the next regularly scheduled election.An Effective Supreme Court https://www.newspapers.com/image/517923749 Newspapers.com subscription The Capital Times 8 April 2025 December 4, 1934 Candidates Edward T. Fairchild: incumbent justice (appointed in 1930) Glenn P. Turner: lawyer and former Socialist member of the state legislature Campaign Governor Robert M. La Follette did not give an endorsement in the election. Turner had launched his campaign with a pledge that as a justice he would never call into question the constitutionality of any legislative acts.Winter Everett Around the Statehouse https://www.newspapers.com/image/405302065 Newspapers.com subscription The Wisconsin State Journal 8 April 2025 March 18, 1936 Result 1936 Wisconsin Supreme Court electionThe Wisconsin Blue Book 1937 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AXHRYO3YEVDUIK8X/pages/AGECRWJTPD5NXQ8G search.library.wisc.edu (University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries) State of Wisconsin 8 April 2025 437 1937 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 7, 1936) Nonpartisan politician Edward T. Fairchild (incumbent) 488698 65.04 Nonpartisan politician Glenn P. Turner 262650 34.96 226048 30.09 751348 100 References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections supreme court Wisconsin