The 1961 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 4, 1961 to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The April general election was preceded by a nonpartisan primary election on March 7, 1961. Circuit Court judge Myron L. Gordon won election to succeed incumbent justice John E. Martin (who did not seek re-election). He defeated fellow Stewart G. Honeck (former Wisconsin attorney general) in the general election.
Candidates
- Christ Alexopoulos
- Myron L. Gordon, circuit court judge
- Stewart G. Honeck, former Wisconsin attorney general (1957–59) and unsuccessful candidate in the 1959 Supreme Court election
Results
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