1965 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1965 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

April 6, 1965
 
Candidate Nathan Heffernan Howard H. Boyle Jr.
Popular vote 376,183 362,604
Percentage 50.92% 49.08%

Justice before election

Nathan Heffernan

Elected Justice

Nathan Heffernan

The 1965 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 6, 1965, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. In the election, which saw low turnout, incumbent justice Nathan Heffernan (who had been appointed the previous year to fill a vacancy) narrowly defeated challenger Howard H. Boyle Jr.