1970 Wisconsin elections
← 1969
April 7, 1970 1971 →
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 .
Federal offices U.S. Senate In 1970, the United States Senate
U.S. House of Representatives All ten of Wisconsin's congressional districts were up for election in November.
State Executive Governor
Lieutenant governor Martin J. Schreiber won the Democratic primary for lieutnant governor and was elected on the same ticket as Lucey.
Attorney general 1970 Wisconsin Attorney General election
← 1968
November 3, 1968 (1968-11-03 ) 1974 →
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.
Primary elections
1970 Wisconsin Attorney General Democratic primary[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Thomas M. Jacobson
196,833
100
Total votes
196,833
100
1970 Wisconsin Attorney General Republican primary[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Robert W. Warren (incumbent)192,101
100
Total votes
192,101
100
General election Nominees Robert W. Warren (Republican), incumbentThomas M. Jacobson (Democrat), civil rights attorney[ 4]
John M. Coture (American) Results
Secretary of state 1970 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election
← 1968
November 3, 1970 1974 →
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 Secretary of State election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
[[|N/A]]
'
[[|N/A]]
Total votes
100
[[|N/A]] hold
Treasurer 1970 Wisconsin State Treasurer election
← 1968
November 3, 1970 1974 →
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.
Primary elections
1970 Wisconsin Attorney General Republican primary[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Harold W. Clemens (incumbent)191,350
100
Total votes
191,350
100
General election Nominees
Legislature State Senate State House
Judiciary State Supreme Court 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
← 1969
April 7, 1970 1973 →
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]
Circuit courts 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
N/A
4th circuit
Ferdinand H. Schlichting (inc.)
24,233
100
N/A
6th circuit
Peter G. Papas
20,749
100
N/A
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
N/A
Ballot measures Notes
↑ These are not listed in the Blue Book but are listed in the Board of Canvassers report.
See also References
↑ 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 Search this book on ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316213040/https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1971/reference/wi.wibluebk1971.i0011.pdf ↑ Stephen Silve, Stephen (7 February 2023). "Former Milwaukee attorney takes on Netflix over its Dahmer show | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle" . Jewish Chroinicles . Retrieved 29 March 2025 . ↑ "1970 Attorney General General Election Results - Wisconsin" . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved 29 March 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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