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The 1855 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 1855, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a full term. Orsamus Cole unseated incumbent justice Samuel Crawford.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, April 3, 1855 | |||||
Nonpartisan | Orsamus Cole | 32,881 | 55.95 | ||
Nonpartisan | Samuel Crawford (incumbent) | 25,733 | 43.79 | ||
Nonpartisan | James H. Knowlton (Write-in) | 64 | 0.11 | ||
Scattering | 90 | 0.15 | |||
Plurality | 7,148 | 12.16 | |||
Total votes | 58,768 | 100 |
References
- ^ "Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - Official". Daily Free Democrat. May 26, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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