1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

April 3, 1906

Candidate William H. Timlin James O'Neill Popular vote 60,528 51,848 Percentage 35.61% 30.51%   Candidate Allen R. Bushnell H. H. Grace Popular vote 39,818 16,419 Percentage 23.43% 9.66%

Timlin:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% O'Neill:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bushnell:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      70–80% Grace:      40–50%

Elected Justice William H. Timlin

The 1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 1906, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The election was the first election to fill the newly created seventh seat on the court. Attorney William H. Timlin prevailed in a four-candidate race, winning a plurality of the vote.

Candidates

• Allen R. Bushnell, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1891–1893)
• H. H. Grace, night watchman for the 28th Wisconsin legislature (1875–1876)
• James O'Neill, judge of the Wisconsin circuit court for the 17th circuit
• William H. Timlin, attorney

General election

Results

William H. Timlin won a plurality of the vote, which (under the election rules in place at the time) was sufficient to win election the court.

1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1906
	Nonpartisan	William H. Timlin	60,528	35.61
	Nonpartisan	James O'Neill	51,848	30.51
	Nonpartisan	Allen R. Bushnell	39,818	23.43
	Nonpartisan	H. H. Grace	16,419	9.66
		Scattering	1,349	0.79
Plurality			8,680	5.11
Total votes			169,962	100