1922 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election

1922 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election
← 1915 1925 →
Justice before election; Burr W. Jones;	Elected Justice ; Burr W. Jones;

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

1922 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election^[4]
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.

[loyal1-1] "J.C. Kleist, Loyal Santa Cruzan, Dies". Santa Cruz Evening News. July 31, 1931. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[obit1-2] "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.

[record1-3] "Record Ballot Forecasted In City Election". Wisconsin State Journal. April 2, 1922. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Elections statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1923 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1923. p. 582. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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