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William N. Belter
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Green Lake–Waushara district
In office
January, 1953 – January 9, 1957
Preceded byHalbert W. Brooks
Succeeded byFranklin M. Jahnke
Personal details
Born(1926-07-07)July 7, 1926
Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 1999(1999-12-12) (aged 73)
Appleton, Wisconsin
Resting placeWautoma Union Cemetery
Wautoma, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAlcina
ChildrenAlessandra
Babette
Endre
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
Professionlawyer, businessman

William N. Belter (July 7, 1926 – December 12, 1999) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He represented Green Lake and Waushara counties in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1953 to 1957.

Biography

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Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, Belter graduated from high school in Wautoma, Wisconsin. He then received his bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin and his law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School. He practiced law in Wautoma, Wisconsin. He was a real estate broker and a bank director and then president. Belter was a justice of the peace and was district attorney for Waushara County, Wisconsin from 1968 to 1977. He was also the attorney for Ed Gein during his 1968 trial in Waushara County for the murder of Bernice Worden. (Judge Robert H Gollmar 1968).

Belter also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from 1953 to 1957, after unsuccessfully seeking the Republican nomination for Assembly in that district in 1948 and 1950.[1][2] He was defeated in the 1956 Republican assembly primary.

In 1982, when it seemed no other Republican was willing to challenge incumbent Bronson La Follette, the party attempted to recruit Belter to run for Wisconsin Attorney General. He consented to the run, but the Party ultimately did not collect enough signatures to put his name on the ballot, and he received a small number of write-in votes in the election.[3]

Electoral history

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Wisconsin Assembly (1948-1956)

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Wisconsin Assembly, Green Lake and Waushara District Election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election[4]
Republican Halbert W. Brooks 1,761 37.90%
Republican Mr. Olson 1,119 24.08%
Republican William N. Belter 1,062 22.85%
Republican Mr. Krause 705 15.17%
Total votes '4,647' '100.0%'
General Election[5]
Republican Halbert W. Brooks 8,760 100.0%
Total votes '8,760' '100.0%'
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, Green Lake and Waushara District Election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election[6]
Republican Halbert W. Brooks (incumbent) 1,650 41.04%
Republican William N. Belter 1,222 30.40%
Republican Mr. Yankowski 1,045 26.00%
Democratic Edward W. Getchius 68 1.69%
Democratic Mr. Kreilkamp 34 0.85%
Democratic Walter N. Losinski 1 0.02%
Total votes '6,348' '100.0%'
General Election[7]
Republican Halbert W. Brooks (incumbent) 7,534 76.06%
Democratic Edward W. Getchius 2,371 23.94%
Total votes '9,905' '100.0%' +13.07%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, Green Lake and Waushara District Election, 1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election[8]
Republican William N. Belter 2,404 37.87%
Republican Halbert W. Brooks (incumbent) 2,365 37.26%
Republican Mr. Johnson 1,214 19.12%
Democratic Henry J. Emmerich 365 5.75%
Total votes '6,348' '100.0%'
General Election[9]
Republican William N. Belter 11,241 78.55%
Democratic Henry J. Emmerich 3,070 21.45%
Total votes '14,311' '100.0%' +44.48%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, Green Lake and Waushara District Election, 1954
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election[10]
Republican William N. Belter (incumbent) 1,655 30.81%
Republican Clarence L. Poad 1,257 23.40%
Republican Walter N. Losinski 1,054 19.62%
Republican Halbert W. Brooks 984 18.32%
Democratic Anthony Jodarski 421 7.84%
Total votes '5,371' '100.0%'
General Election[11]
Republican William N. Belter (incumbent) 5,102 51.58%
Independent Clarence L. Poad 2,872 29.03%
Democratic Anthony Jodarski 1,918 19.39%
Total votes '9,892' '100.0%' -30.88%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, Green Lake and Waushara District Election, 1956[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Republican Franklin M. Jahnke 2,118 33.87%
Republican William N. Belter (incumbent) 1,459 23.33%
Republican Walter N. Losinski 1,262 20.18%
Republican Clarence L. Poad 1,241 19.85%
Democratic Harlowe W. Long 173 2.77%
Total votes '6,253' '100.0%'
General Election
Republican Franklin M. Jahnke 10,381 100.0%
Total votes '10,381' '100.0%' +4.94%
Republican hold

Wisconsin Attorney General (1982)

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Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1982[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic Bronson La Follette (incumbent) 433,513 99.24%
Libertarian James S. Hoffert 1,510 0.35%
Constitution Gene D. Lineham 1,435 0.33%
Republican Marcus Gumz 327 0.07%
Republican William N. Belter 28 0.01%
Total votes '436,813' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic Bronson La Follette (incumbent) 1,062,322 96.40%
Libertarian James S. Hoffert 27,004 2.45%
Constitution Gene D. Lineham 12,643 1.15%
Total votes '1,101,969' '100.0%' -22.28%
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ 1999 Wisconsin Assembly Resolution 24-William N. Belter
  2. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1954,' Biographical Sketch of William N. Belter, pg. 44
  3. ^ Still, Thomas W. (July 15, 1982). "Party fails to fill election slate". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the primary election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1950 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 659. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the general election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1950 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 760. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the primary election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1952 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 681. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the general election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1952 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 749. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the primary election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 663. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the general election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 762. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  10. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the primary election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 711. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: the general election". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 752. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Parties and elections: state party platforms". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 674, 777. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  13. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 880, 902. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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