1958 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

1958 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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==Candidates==
==Candidates==
Wingert was challenged by [[William H. Dieterich (judge)|William H. Dieterich]]. Both Wingert and Dieterich were well-affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Wingert was a Republican, and had been appointed to the court by a Republican governor. Originally a member of [[Robert M. La Follette Jr.]]'s [[Wisconsin Progressive Party|Progressive Party]], by 1958 Dieterich had long affiliated himself with the Republican Party, and had twice unsuccessfully run in Republican [[primary election]]s for [[Attorney General of Wisconsin|state attorney general]] (in [[1946 Wisconsin Attorney General election|1946]]{{cite web |title=The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AM65CYC7ECEXCX9D/pages/AT7QUC5CEWPXVQ8U |via=search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries) |publisher=State of Wisconsin |access-date=7 April 2025 |page=603 |date=1948}} and [[1948 Wisconsin Attorney General election|1948]])
Wingert was challenged by [[William H. Dieterich (judge)|William H. Dieterich]]. Both Wingert and Dieterich were well-affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Wingert was a Republican, and had been appointed to the court by a Republican governor. Originally a member of the [[Wisconsin Progressive Party|Progressive Party]], by 1958 Dieterich had long affiliated himself with the Republican Party, and had twice unsuccessfully run in Republican [[primary election]]s for [[Attorney General of Wisconsin|state attorney general]] (in [[1946 Wisconsin Attorney General election|1946]]{{cite web |title=The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AM65CYC7ECEXCX9D/pages/AT7QUC5CEWPXVQ8U |via=search.library.wisc.edu (UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries) |publisher=State of Wisconsin |access-date=7 April 2025 |page=603 |date=1948}} and [[1948 Wisconsin Attorney General election|1948]])


===Wingert===
===Wingert===