In 1970, elections were held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin both on April 7 and November 3. In the November elections, All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats, Wisconsin's ten seats in the United States House of Representatives . Elections were also held for the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly . In April, spring elections were held, featuring a judicial election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and a several judicial elections for the Wisconsin circuit courts .
In 1970, the United States Senate
U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ] All ten of Wisconsin's congressional districts were up for election in November.
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Martin J. Schreiber won the Democratic primary for lieutnant governor and was elected on the same ticket as Lucey.
1970 Wisconsin Attorney General election
Robert W. Warren (a Republican, and the incumbent Wisconsin attorney general ) was re-elected.
The 1970 election was the first election for a four-year term, with attorney general terms having been extended from two-years by a constitutional amendment adopted the previous year.
Nominees Robert W. Warren (Republican), incumbentThomas M. Jacobson (Democrat), civil rights attorney[ 4]
John M. Coture (American) Results
1970 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election
Elected Secretary of State )
The 1970 election was the first election for a four-year term, with secretary of state terms having been extended from two-years by a constitutional amendment adopted the previous year.
1970 Wisconsin State Treasurer election
In the election for state treasurer , Democratic nominee Charles P. Smith unseated incumbent Republican Harold W. Clemens .
The 1970 election was the first election for a four-year term, with state treasurer terms having been extended from two-years by a constitutional amendment adopted the previous year.
Nominees
State Supreme Court [ edit ] 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
An election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1970, with incumbent justice Connor Hansen being elected unopposed. Hansen had been appointed in 1967 to fill the vacancy created when Myron L. Gordon resigned in order to join the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Severals judgeships on the Wisconsin circuit courts were contested on April 7.[ 3]
Circuit courts elections[ 3]
Judicial circuit and branch
Winning candidate
Other candidate(s)
Name
Votes
%
Name
Votes
%
2nd circuit, branch 2
Max Raskin (inc.)65,413
100
—
4th circuit
Ferdinand H. Schlichting (inc.)
24,233
100
—
6th circuit
Peter G. Papas
20,749
100
—
9th circuit, branch 3
Norris Maloney (inc.)
28,970
72.70
Noreen G. Bengston
10,881
27.30
26th circuit
Ernst John Watts (inc.)
8,711
100
—
^ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.
^ Wisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for State Officers - General Election - 1970
^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1971). "Vote For State Officers By County". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1971 {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ a b c d e f g h i https://web.archive.org/web/20160316213040/https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1971/reference/wi.wibluebk1971.i0011.pdf ^ Stephen Silve, Stephen (February 7, 2023). "Former Milwaukee attorney takes on Netflix over its Dahmer show | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle" . Jewish Chroinicles . Retrieved March 29, 2025 . ^ "1970 Attorney General General Election Results - Wisconsin" . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved March 29, 2025 .^ Hunter, John P. (March 13, 1967). "Hansen Named to High Court" . The Capital Times Madison, Wisconsin . p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1971). "Elections: Nonpartisan Elections" (PDF) . The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1971 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin : State of Wisconsin. p. 350. Retrieved September 21, 2020 . ^ "Hansen, Conner T. 1913" . Wisconsin Historical Society the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Wayback Machine .
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