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, Milwaukee County circuit court judge Donald W. Steinmetz, Milwaukee County circuit court judge
Eliminated in primary P. Charles Jones Dane County circuit court judge
Result The general election result was very narrow. , no subsequent election the court has been won by a narrower vote-share.
The general election coincided with presidential primaries in Wisconsin.
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan primary (February 19, 1980)
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 1, 1980)
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