1996 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1996 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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Candidate N. Patrick Crooks Ralph Adam Fine
Popular vote 520,594 360,686
Percentage 59.07% 40.93%

Crooks:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fine:      50–60%

Justice before election

Roland B. Day

Elected Justice

N. Patrick Crooks

The 1996 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on March 19, 1996, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The incumbent justice, Chief Justice Roland B. Day, retired after 22 years on the court.[1] Wisconsin circuit court judge N. Patrick Crooks won the election, defeating Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge Ralph Adam Fine in the general election.

  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • "Roland B. Day (1919-2008)". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
    • Cullen, Sandy (July 29, 2008). "Roland Day, former state Supreme Court chief, dies". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

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