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Troy Nielsen
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Troy Nielsen is the Branch 1 judge on the Waupaca County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. Nielsen won the seat in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Elections
2017
Wisconsin held local judicial elections in 2017. Forty-eight circuit court seats were up for election on April 4, 2017. Three seats required primaries on February 21, 2017, with the top two vote recipients for each seat advancing to the April 4 general election. Thirty-seven seats up for election in 2017 were unopposed.[1] Troy Nielsen defeated Eric Hendrickson in the general election for the Branch 1 seat on the Waupaca County Circuit Court.
| Waupaca County Circuit Court, Branch 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Troy Nielsen |
62.78% | 3,999 |
| Eric Hendrickson | 37.14% | 2,366 |
| Write-in votes | 0.08% | 5 |
| Total Votes | 6,370 | |
| Source: Waupaca County, Wisconsin, "2017 Spring Election," accessed April 4, 2017 | ||
Selection method
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See also
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin
State courts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin
