US EditionDemocratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority
Taylor’s victory gives liberals a 5-2 edge on the court after she outraised Lazar by nearly $5 million, campaign filings show.
- On Tuesday, Democratic-backed Chris Taylor defeated Republican-supported Maria Lazar, winning a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat and expanding the court's liberal majority to 5-2 through at least 2030.
- The open seat arose following a conservative justice's retirement, building on the liberal majority Liberals first secured in 2023 after 15 years under conservative control.
- Taylor centered her campaign on abortion rights, stating, "They want a court that prioritizes their rights and their lives." The race saw $6.5 million in total spending, far less than prior contests.
- The expanded majority is poised to shape state policy on abortion, legislative maps, and election cases, with influence extending through the 2028 presidential election.
- Liberals will have another chance to expand their majority next year, as conservative Justice Annette Ziegler has declined to run for re-election, potentially enabling a 6-1 court.
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Victory margins in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections in the last decade
Right-leaning candidates have not been very competitive in recent elections for the state’s highest court. That trend accelerated in 2026. By Gus Pirlot, THE BADGER PROJECT This year’s race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court ended in an easy win for the Left’s candidate Chris Taylor, beating the Right’s candidate Maria Lazar by about 20%. Compared to last year’s more contentious race between Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford, in which the left-leanin…
Judge Chris Taylor won a seat in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday with a 20-point lead over her conservative rival Maria Lazar, expanding the liberal majority in the state’s highest court to 5-2. It’s the fourth consecutive Democratic-backed candidate victory in Wisconsin judicial elections from 2023. Taylor, a judge of the Court of Appeal and former state Democratic legislator, will take the position left vacant by conservative Rebecca Br…
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Liberals Gain Huge Victory In Wisconsin Supreme Court Election * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony
Conservatives failed to show up at the polls in Wisconsin. On Tuesday night, a Democrat defeated a conservative candidate in a special election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Democrat Chris Taylor defeated Conservative Maria Lazar in a race that was not close at all. NBC News reported more on Taylor’s win and what it means: Chris Taylor has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, NBC News projects, expanding liberals’ majority in the key ba…
State Supreme Court shifts to liberals as Republicans lose in Wisconsin · American Wire News
A swing state’s Supreme Court took a considerable shift to the left Tuesday night, furthering a trend and presenting a bleak outlook for local conservatives ahead of several other key elections. Despite all the demonization by Democrats and the negative corporate media coverage, the 2024 election found President Donald Trump dunking on his detractors with a sweep of all seven swing states. The same could not be said for the wake of the outcome i…
Nice Time! Republicans Lose Supreme Court Seat In Wisconsin, Feel Double-Digit Pain In Georgia
Oh, hello there! Not only was there no mass genocide in Iran last night, there were two special elections in Georgia and Wisconsin which turned out to be most special indeed, with Republicans under-performing by more than 20 points in both! Whee!First to the land of lakes dells, where liberal lady state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor won a seat for a 10-year term on the state supreme court by 20 points, giving progressives an even cozier 5-2 s…
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