2008 Supreme Court Election Overview
4/2/2008
CANDIDATES
Justice Louis Butler Judge Michael Gableman
COVERAGE
- WisPolitics: Gableman defeats Butler in state Supreme Court race
- WisPolitics: Upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court Debates
- WisPolitics: Butler, Gableman continue to trade barbs over ad at debate
- Milwaukee Notes: Butler, Gableman spar over campaign conduct at Milwaukee forum
- WisPolitics Video: Gableman, Butler featured in WisPolitics Speaker Series
- WisPolitics: Milwaukee-area conservative conclave raps government pork, illegal immigration
- WisPolitics: Butler, Gableman clash on law enforcement credentials in first Supreme Court debate
- WisPolitics: Flight problem forces Gableman to miss forum; Butler expresses concern about outside money threatening court’s integrity
- WISC-TV Supreme Court election poll
For all coverage of the 2008 spring election, see the WisPolitics Election Blog
ADS
- See all Supreme Court ads in Ad Watch:
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Content=24
- See WisPolitics tallies of TV ad buys in the Supreme Court race (Subscribers only):
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
- Butler campaign March 24 campaign finance report
- Gableman campaign March 24 campaign finance report
- Butler campaign February 11 campaign finance report
- Gableman campaign February 11 campaign finance report
- Butler campaign January 31 campaign finance report
- Gableman campaign January 31 campaign finance report
ENDORSEMENTS
- Appleton Post-Crescent: Butler should remain as court justice
- Beloit Daily News: In choosing, look at the supporters
- Capital Times: Butler for Supreme Court
- Green Bay Press Gazette: Butler is our choice for state Supreme Court
- Kenosha News: Justice Louis Butler for Supreme Court
- La Crosse Tribune: Gableman’s ad shows he is unfit for the Supreme Court
- Manitowoc Times Herald Reporter: Butler for state Supreme Court
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Butler the clear choice for bench
- Sheboygan Press: Butler our choice for state Supreme Court
- Sun Prairie Star: Gableman, Stackhouse, Shimek among our list of endorsed candidates
- Superior Telegram: Return Butler to state’s high court
- Wisconsin State Journal: For Supreme Court: merit reform
