1930 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election

none March 2025 March 2025 1930 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election Wisconsin presidential no 1929 1931 April 1, 1930 Chester A. Fowler 1929 Blue Book (A24WTOUWVWECBI8C) 3x4.jpg Chester A. Fowler c0c0c0 198,572 41.39% John W. Reynolds Sr. 1929 Blue Book.jpg John W. Reynolds Sr. c0c0c0 184,317 38.42% File:Raymond J. Cannon (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg Raymond J. Cannon c0c0c0 96,908 20.20% 1930 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election results map by county.svg Fowler: #FFCCA9 30–40% #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% #D69850 70–80%Reynolds: #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80%Cannon: #C4D3E8 30–40% #B5C8E2 40–50% Justice Chester A. Fowler Chester A. Fowler 1921 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1921 1931 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1931 The 1930 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 1, 1930, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent justice Chester A. Fowler (appointed to fill a vacancy after the death on the bench of Aad J. Vinje) won election to the remainder of Vinje's term, defeating two challengers. Background Incumbent justice Chester A. Fowler had been appointed by Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. in April 1929 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Aad J. Vinje. Being 66 years of age when appointed, Fowler was the court's oldest judge.Under The Capitol Dome https://www.newspapers.com/image/750415212 Newspapers.com subscription The Boscobel Dial April 18, 2026 April 17, 1929 Candidates Chester A. Fowler, incumbent justice (appointed in 1929), unsuccessful candidate in the 1916 Supreme Court election, former circuit court judge Raymond J. Cannon, attorney and former baseball player John W. Reynolds Sr., Wisconsin attorney general Ideologic leanings and political affiliations of candidates Fowler was a conservative member of the Republican Party, and had been appointed by a governor who was similarly a conservative Republican. Reynolds was an ideological liberal, being a progressive member of the Republican Party aligned with the school of thought that had been championed in Wisconsin by Robert M. La Follette. Two State Issues In Election To Be Held Tomorrow; Wisconsin Will Decide on a Supreme Court Justice and Will Either Reject or Approve a Legislative Proposal to Issue Auto Licenses Through County Clerks https://www.newspapers.com/image/1101999362 Newspapers.com subscription The Merrill Star-Advocate April 13, 2026 1 April 7, 1931 Results 1930 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1931 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931 1931 State of Wisconsin Kelly Alice Madison, Wisconsin Parties and elections 580 December 27, 2019 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 1, 1930) Nonpartisan politician Chester A. Fowler (incumbent) 198,572 41.39 Nonpartisan politician John W. Reynolds Sr. 184,317 38.42 Nonpartisan politician Raymond J. Cannon 96,908 20.20 Scattering 433 0.09 14,255 2.97 480,230 100 References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections supreme court supreme court 1930 Wisconsin