he was defeated for re-election in 1950. during the last ten years of his tenure, he lost only one felony case, judged a "very successful" record according to judge thomas solka, a circuit court judge in marquette county. voelker noted of his defeat that it was inevitable. ultimately, he said that a prosecutor in a small town will build a majority in the population to vote against him, but only after he had prosecuted them or their friends and relatives. voelker also hated campaigning. voelker once described the caseload from his tenure as prosecutor as involving "three grand larcenies, two auto thefts, three burglaries, a brace of bastard cases, one indecent exposure, one assault with intent to murder, two wife desertions and one dog-tired prosecutor".