1989 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1989 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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Justice before election; Shirley Abrahamson;	Elected Justice ; Shirley Abrahamson;

The 1989 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 4, 1989, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Shirley Abrahamson was re-elected over Ralph Adam Fine.

The campaign was described to be a "heated race".^[1]

Candidates

1989 Wisconsin Supreme Court election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 4, 1989
	Nonpartisan	Shirley Abrahamson (incumbent)	485,169	54.97
	Nonpartisan	Ralph Adam Fine	397,378	45.03
Plurality			87,791	9.95
Total votes			882,547	100

^ "Crooks, Fine Vie for Supreme Court". The Oshkosh Northwestern. The Associated Press. February 7, 1996. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mar 17, 1996, page 7 - The Oshkosh Northwestern at Newspapers.com". The Associated Press. March 17, 1996 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1989). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 887. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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