1908 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election

1908 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election
April 7, 1908
 
Candidate John Barnes Robert McKee Bashford William Ruger
Popular vote 134,642 84,656 15,168
Percentage 57.42% 36.10% 6.47%
Justice before election

Robert McKee Bashford

 Elected Justice

John Barnes

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 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 in 1855. As of 2025, this has only occurred in six subsequent instances (1917, 1947, 1958, 1967, 2008, 2020).

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