1855 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
The 1855 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 1855, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a full term. Orsamus Cole unseated incumbent justice Samuel Crawford.
Crawford likely lost due to his opinion in Booth v. Ableman that the Fugitive Slave Laws were unconstitutional. He was the first Wisconsin Supreme Court justice to lose re-election., this has only occurred in seven subsequent instances.