1961 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

none March 2025 March 2025 1961 Wisconsin Supreme Court election Wisconsin presidential no 1959 1963 April 4, 1961 Myron L. Gordon (Wisconsin Supreme Court justice) headshot, circa 1961.jpg Myron L. Gordon c0c0c0 399,408 52.16% Stewart G. Honeck (WI) (3x4).png Stewart G. Honeck c0c0c0 366,390 47.84% Justice John E. Martin Myron L. Gordon 1951 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1951 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election 1970 The 1961 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 4, 1961 to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The April general election was preceded by a nonpartisan primary election on March 7, 1961. Circuit Court judge Myron L. Gordon won election to succeed incumbent justice John E. Martin (who did not seek re-election).Former Chief Justice of State Court Dies https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2193484/john_e_martin_18911968/ The La Crosse Tribune December 10, 1968 1 Newspapers.com April 12, 2015 Chief Justice John E. Martin, Wisconsin Supreme CourtJohn E. Martin, Wisconsin Historical Society https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220815/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2854&search_term=martin 2016-03-03 . Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on 2016-01-22. He defeated Stewart G. Honeck (former Wisconsin attorney general) in the general election. Candidates Christ Alexopoulos, Milwaukee-based attorney and perennial judicial candidateAlexopolous had unsuccessfully run For Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1959; had unsuccessfully run for Circuit Court in 1960; and had run other civil court campaigns as far back as 1954. He would later unsuccessfully run again for Supreme Court in 1963, 1974, 1975, and 1976; and again for Circuit Court in 1962For State Supreme Court; Alexopoulos Tries Again https://www.newspapers.com/image/293516541 Newspapers.com subscription Herald-Times-Reporter The Associated Press 10 April 2026 8 February 5, 1976 Myron L. Gordon, circuit court judge Stewart G. Honeck, former Wisconsin attorney general (1957–59) and unsuccessful candidate in the 1959 Supreme Court election Results 1961 Wisconsin Supreme Court election https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/5BZZBS2FDP3LV8O The Wisconsin Blue Book 1962 1962 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Wisconsin Elections 870, 871, 872 April 8, 2023 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan Primary, March 7, 1961 Nonpartisan politician Stewart G. Honeck 177,890 51.21 Nonpartisan politician Myron L. Gordon 145,270 41.82 Nonpartisan politician Christ Alexopoulos 24,230 6.97 347,390 100 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 4, 1961 Nonpartisan politician Myron L. Gordon 399,408 52.16 Nonpartisan politician Stewart G. Honeck 366,390 47.84 33,018 4.31 765,798 100 Notes References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections supreme court Wisconsin