1869 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election

1869 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election
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Justice before election; Luther S. Dixon ; Republican	Elected Justice ; Luther S. Dixon ; Republican

The 1869 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election was held on Tuesday, April 6, 1869, to elect the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Luther S. Dixon was re-elected.

1869 was a regularly-scheduled election. Dixon had recently been re-elected the previous year in a special election held because he had briefly vacated his seat (being re-appointed immediately thereafter) in order to receive a salary increase.^[1] While he faced a fairly competitive race in 1868,^[1] he faced no serious opposition in 1869.^[2]

1869 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 6, 1869
	Republican	Luther S. Dixon (incumbent)	100,945	93.73
	Democratic	Ammi R. Butler	6,428	5.97
		Scattering	326	0.30
Plurality			94,517	87.76
Total votes			107,699	100
	Republican hold

^ ^a ^b "Tabular Statement of the Votes Polled for Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court". Wisconsin State Journal. June 6, 1868. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Official Canvass". Dodgeville Chronicle. May 14, 1869. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[1868elex-1] "Tabular Statement of the Votes Polled for Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court". Wisconsin State Journal. June 6, 1868. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[1869elex-2] "Official Canvass". Dodgeville Chronicle. May 14, 1869. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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