1967 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1967 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

April 4, 1967
 
Candidate Robert W. Hansen George R. Currie
Popular vote 479,117 377,426
Percentage 55.94% 44.06%

Justice before election

George R. Currie

Elected Justice

Robert W. Hansen

The 1967 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 4, 1967, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. It was preceded by a primary election on March 7, 1967. In the election, Robert W. Hansen defeated incumbent chief justice George R. Currie. The election was the first instance in the state's history in which a chief justice of the Supreme Court was unseated in an election.