1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
{{Short description|Judicial election in the U.S. state of Wisconsin}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
| country = Wisconsin
| type = presidential
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 1979 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
| previous_year = 1979
| next_election = 1983 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
| next_year = 1983
| election_date = April 1, 1980
| image1 =
| candidate1 = Donald W. Steinmetz
| color1 = c0c0c0
| popular_vote1 = 663,378
| percentage1 = 50.18%
| candidate2 = Louis J. Ceci
| color2 = c0c0c0
| popular_vote2 = 658,605
| percentage2 = 49.82
| map_image =
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption =
| title = Justice
| before_election = Connor Hansen
| after_election = Donald W. Steinmetz
| previous_seat_election = 1970 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
| previous_seat_year = 1970
| next_seat_election = 1990 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
| next_seat_year = 1990
}}
{{ElectionsWI}}
The 1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 1, 1980, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Connor Hansen did not seek re-election. Donald W. Steinmetz narrowly defeated Louis J. Ceci in the general election. Preceding the general election was a nonpartisan primary held on February 19, in which the two had advanced from over P. Charles Jones.
Primary election
= Candidates =
== Advanced ==
- Louis J. Ceci, circuit court judge
- Donald W. Steinmetz, circuit court judge
== Eliminated in primary ==
- P. Charles Jones
Result
{{Election box begin | title=1980 Wisconsin Supreme Court election{{cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WSZOQ2EA4U3UJ8F |title= The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1981–1982 |year= 1981 |publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor-last1= Theobald |editor-first1= H. Rupert |editor-last2= Robbins |editor-first2= Patricia V. |chapter= Elections in Wisconsin |pages= [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AWSZOQ2EA4U3UJ8F/full/AUXIBUAYWTKHZU8D 864], [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AWSZOQ2EA4U3UJ8F/full/AG65JK5HNRHI6X8T 866] |accessdate= April 1, 2023 |via= University of Wisconsin Libraries }}}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan primary (February 19, 1980)
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Louis J. Ceci
|votes = 142,702
|percentage = 46.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Donald W. Steinmetz
|votes = 90,286
|percentage = 29.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = P. Charles Jones
|votes = 76,253
|percentage = 24.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 309,241
|percentage = 100
|change =
}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 1, 1980)
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Donald W. Steinmetz
|votes = 663,378
|percentage = 50.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Louis J. Ceci
|votes = 658,605
|percentage = 49.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 4,773
|percentage = 0.36
|change = -29.89
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 1,321,983
|percentage = 100
|change = +57.39
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{1980 United States elections}}
{{Wisconsin Supreme Court elections}}