1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice special election

none March 2025 March 2025 1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice special election presidential no 1859 1861 April 3, 1860 Luther S. Dixon (3x4a).png Luther S. Dixon Independent 58,508 50.13% Andrew Scott Sloan (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg A. Scott Sloan Republican Party (United States) 58,113 49.79% File:1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election results map by county.svg Dixon: #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #555555 80–90% #4A4A4A >90%Sloan: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Other: #808080 No data/No votes Justice Luther S. Dixon Luther S. Dixon 1857 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election 1857 1863 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election 1863 250px The 1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 3, 1860, to elect the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent appointed chief justice Luther S. Dixon very narrowly won election to a partial term. Background After the sudden death of Chief Justice Edward V. Whiton, Governor Alexander Randall appointed Luther S. Dixon as chief justice of the court, pending the special election. Dixon ran in the special election for the remainder of Whiton's unexpired term.Death of Judge Dixon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83660462/luther-s-dixon-1825-1891/ Portage Daily Register December 7, 1891 Portage, WI 3 Newspapers.com August 18, 2021 https://books.google.com/books?id=S9YDAQAAIAAJ Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin 1901 June 18, 2019 242 Result 1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice special election https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-judicial-electio/137626878/ Official Canvass Wisconsin State Journal May 9, 1860 2 December 29, 2023 Newspapers.com | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 3, 1860 Independent politician Luther S. Dixon (incumbent) 58,508 50.13 Republican Party (United States) A. Scott Sloan 58,113 49.79 Scattering 95 0.08 395 0.34 116,716 100.0 Independent (United States) References Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections supreme court Wisconsin Supreme Court election supreme court 1860 Wisconsin