1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

April 1, 1997
 
Candidate Jon P. Wilcox Walter Kelly
Popular vote 476,900 291,463
Percentage 62.07% 37.93%

Wilcox:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Justice before election

Jon P. Wilcox

Elected Justice

Jon P. Wilcox

The 1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 1, 1997, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The incumbent justice, Jon P. Wilcox (who had been appointed in 1992 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of William G. Callow) was elected to a full ten-year term, defeating challenger Walter Kelly.