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2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Burnett County circuit judge Michael Gableman narrowly defeated incumbent justice Louis B. Butler, shifting the ideology of the court toward conservatives. The incumbent justice, Butler, had been appointed by Governor Jim Doyle in August 2004, and was running for his first full term. He was also the first (and so far only) African American justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This race is considered a turning point in the modern politicization of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Candidates and outside interest groups spent about $6 million on the race, which was at that time the most expensive judicial election in state history. Gableman won the election by 22,303 votes, carrying 51.19% of the electorate. Butler was the first incumbent justice to lose election since 1967. Primary election There was no Supreme Court pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Capital Times
''The Capital Times'' (or ''Cap Times'') is a weekly newspaper published Wednesday in Madison, Wisconsin, by The Capital Times Company. The company also owns 50 percent of Capital Newspapers, which now does business as Madison Media Partners. The other half is owned by Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE). ''The Capital Times'' formerly published paper editions Mondays through Saturdays. The print version ceased daily (Monday–Saturday) paper publication with its April 26, 2008 edition. It became a primarily digital news operation while continuing to publish a weekly tabloid in print. Its weekly print publication is delivered with the '' Wisconsin State Journal'' on Wednesdays and distributed in racks throughout Madison. History Early years ''The Capital Times'' began publishing as an afternoon daily on December 13, 1917, competing directly with the '' Wisconsin State Journal''. ''The Cap Times'' founder, William T. Evjue, previously served as managing editor and business manager of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Presidential Election
United States presidential election, Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence. The election saw the highest Voter turnout in United States presidential elections, voter turnout by percentage 1900 United States presidential election, since 1900. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the List of United States presidential candidates by number of votes received, most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate in U.S. history. In a competitive primary that featured the most candidates for any political party in the Sixth Party System, modern era of American politics, Biden secured the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Democratic presidential nomination. Biden's running ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in the New York City borough of Queens, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He became the president of his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it the Trump Organization, and began acquiring and building skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He launched side ventures, many licensing the Trump name, and filed for six business bankruptcies in the 1990s and 2000s. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality television show ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'', bolstering his fame as a billionaire. Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 United States presidential e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politico
''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts. Its coverage focuses on topics such as the federal government, lobbying and the media. Ideologically, ''Politicos coverage has been described as centrist on American politics and Atlanticist on international politics. In 2021, ''Politico'' was acquired for reportedly over US$1 billion by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company. Axel Springer is Europe's largest newspaper publisher and had previously acquired '' Business Insider''. Unlike employees of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Wisconsin Elections
The 2010 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 2, 2010. All of Wisconsin's executive and administrative officers were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats, Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2010 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held September 14, 2010. The Republicans swept all of the fall elections for statewide officials, except Secretary of State, winning the open seat for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, defeating an incumbent Democratic State Treasurer, and reelecting the incumbent Republican attorney general. They also won control of both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, and defeated incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and U.S. Representative Steve Kagen, and won the open U.S. House seat previously held by Democrat Dave Obey. The 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Walker (politician)
Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he previously served as List of Milwaukee County executives, Milwaukee County executive from 2002 to 2010. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Walker was raised in Plainfield, Iowa and in Delavan, Wisconsin. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1992, representing a district in western Milwaukee County. In 2002, Walker was elected Milwaukee County Executive in a special election following the resignation of Tom Ament, F. Thomas Ament; he was elected to a full term in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008. Walker ran for Governor of Wisconsin in 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006, but dropped out of the race before the primary election. He ran again in 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2010 and won. Shortly after his inauguration in 2011, Walker gained national a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The 2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 7, 2020, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Dane County circuit judge Jill Karofsky defeated incumbent justice Daniel Kelly, shifting the ideology of the court toward liberals. As more than two candidates filed to run, a nonpartisan primary was held on February 18, 2020. In the primary, university professor Edward A. Fallone was eliminated. The general election took place during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and state Republicans' controversially opposed postponing the spring elections (a move largely seen as having designs of benefitting Kelly through depressed turnout). Karofsky's sizable win was only the second instance since the 1960s in which an incumbent justice of the court was defeated. While the election was formally nonpartisan, its general election result was viewed as a win for the Democratic Party, while Kelly was a conservative bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The 1958 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 1, 1958, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. William H. Dieterich (judge), William H. Dieterich defeated incumbent justice Emmert L. Wingert (who had been appointed after the death on the bench of Edward J. Gehl) by a comfortable margin. The election result was considered to be a seismic Upset (competition), upset. Wisconsin voters had rarely previously unseated incumbent Supreme Court justices. Dieterich was a perennial candidate for the state supreme court and Wisconsin Attorney General, state attorney general who usually lost by sizable margins (having only 1956 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, two years earlier been defeated in a general election for another supreme court seat by a margin of more than 4–1). Before the election there were few signs that Dieterich stood any chance of winning, let alone winning a 4.8 percent margin and with a lead in 46 of the state' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The 1947 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 1, 1947, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Henry P. Hughes defeated incumbent justice James Ward Rector (who had been appointed after the death on the bench of Joseph Martin). This was the first instance in nearly three decades in which an incumbent justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court lost an election for their seat on the court. Background After the death of Joseph Martin, James Ward Rector was appointed justice in 1946. Prior to this appointment, Rector who had been working in an administrative role in the state government as deputy state attorney general Campaign Rector was challenged by Henry P. Hughes, a circuit court judge who had unsuccessfully run the previous year for a different seat on the state's supreme court (having launched a strong challenge to Edward T. Fairchild). Hughes was a well-known trial judge. He was regarded to have been the bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The 1917 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 1907, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Walter C. Owen (the attorney general of Wisconsin) defeated incumbent justice Roujet D. Marshall. This was only the third instance in the state's history in which an incumbent Supreme Court justice lost an election. Marshall's defeat was largely attributed to a controversial ruling he authored striking down the state's forestry law. Background Marshall had held his seat since 1895, when Governor William Upham appointed him to fill a vacancy on the court. He was thereafter elected to the seat three times, first in the special election of 1896 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election, 1896, being re-elected in the regular elections held in 1897 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 1897 and 1907 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 1907. He faced no opposition in those elections. Result Owen defeated Marshall. This was only the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Wisconsin Supreme Court Special Election
The 1908 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 7, 1908, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. John Barnes (judge), John Barnes unseated incumbent justice Robert McKee Bashford (who had been appointed to fill a vacancy). This was only the second election in which an incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice lost re-election, the first having been 1855 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, in 1855. , this has only occurred in six subsequent instances (1917 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 1917, 1947 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 1947, 1958 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 1958, 1967 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 1967, 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 2008, 2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 2020).Multiple sources: * * Results , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, April 7, 1908 References {{Wisconsin Supreme Court elections Wisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
