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The1897 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 6, 1897, to elect a justice to theWisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justiceRoujet D. Marshall, who was unopposed.
Marshall had held his seat since 1895, when GovernorWilliam Upham appointed him to fill a vacancy on the court.[1] He was thereafter elected in aspecial election held in1896.[2] He faced no opposition in either of those elections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| General election (April 6, 1897) | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Roujet D. Marshall (incumbent) | 119,397 | 99.85 | ||
| write-ins | scattering | 153 | 0.13 | ||
| Blank ballots | 2,709 | – | |||
| Total votes | 119,572 | 100 | |||
