1996 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1996 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

March 19, 1996
 
Candidate N. Patrick Crooks Ralph Adam Fine
Popular vote 520,594 360,686
Percentage 59.07% 40.93%

Crooks:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fine:      50–60%

Justice before election

Roland B. Day

Elected Justice

N. Patrick Crooks

The 1996 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on March 19, 1996, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The incumbent justice, Chief Justice Roland B. Day, retired after 22 years on the court. Wisconsin circuit court judge N. Patrick Crooks won the election, defeating Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge Ralph Adam Fine in the general election.