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The 1922 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 4, 1922, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a partial term. The election took place after the death of John B. Winslow. Incumbent (appointed) justice Burr W. Jones won election.
Candidates
- Burr W. Jones, incumbent justice and former U.S. congressman
- John C. Kleist, Milwaukee attorney and former district attorney of Calumet County (1885–1889)[1][2][3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, April 4, 1922 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Burr W. Jones (incumbent) | 268,084 | 61.27 | ||
| Nonpartisan | John C. Kleist | 168,541 | 38.52 | ||
| Scattering | 928 | 0.21% | |||
| Total votes | 437,553 | 100 | |||
References
- ↑ "J.C. Kleist, Loyal Santa Cruzan, Dies". Santa Cruz Evening News. July 31, 1931. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "John C. Kleist Dies In West". The La Crosse Tribune at Newspapers.com. The Associated Press. July 31, 1931. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Record Ballot Forecasted In City Election". Wisconsin State Journal. April 2, 1922. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Elections statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1923 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1923. p. 582. Retrieved January 28, 2020.