The 1918 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 2, 1918, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent justice Marvin B. Rosenberry (who had been appointed to in 1916 to fill a vacancy)[1] won re-election over Charles H. Crownhart (the former chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission).

The election coincided with a special U.S. Senate election in the state, which garnered much greater public interest that the court election.[2]

Results

1918 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
General Election (April 2, 1918)
Nonpartisan Marvin B. Rosenberry (incumbent) 212,727 57.18
Nonpartisan Charles H. Crownhart 159,190 42.79
Write-ins scattering 129 0.03
Plurality 53,537 14.39
Total votes 372,046 100

References

  1. ↑ Chief Justice Marvin Rosenberry, Wisconsin Supreme Court Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin Election". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. April 2, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved March 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. 1919. p. 44.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_Wisconsin_Supreme_Court_special_election