1936 Wisconsin Supreme Court election


The 1936 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 7, 1936, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Edward T. Fairchild defeated challenger Glenn P. Turner by a large margin.

Background

In 1930, Fairchild was appointed to the court by Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. to fill a vacancy. No special election was held in the intervening years before the next regularly scheduled election.

Candidates

Campaign

Governor Robert M. La Follette did not give an endorsement in the election.
Turner had launched his campaign with a pledge that as a justice he would never call into question the constitutionality of any legislative acts.