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Wisconsin Voters Choose Yee Leng Xiong to Become Next State Treasurer
Xiong won with 51.1% and Zamarripa with 49.9%, extending Democratic control of two Wisconsin statewide offices.
- On Tuesday, Wisconsin state treasurer-elect Yee Leng Xiong and secretary of state-elect JoCasta Zamarripa won their respective races, with The Associated Press calling both elections early Wednesday.
- Marathon County Board member Xiong defeated Republican incumbent John Leiber with 51.1 percent of the vote, becoming the first Hmong American elected to statewide office in U.S. history.
- With 49.9 percent of the vote, Zamarripa defeated Republican Jay Schroeder, continuing over 50 years of Democratic control of the office and becoming the first Latina elected to statewide office in Wisconsin.
- Both constitutional offices maintain low visibility, with primary duties involving serving on the state Board of Commissioners of Public Lands; Leiber emphasized narrow focus on constitutional responsibilities, while Zamarripa campaigned on authenticating documents and managing school funds.
- Xiong campaigned on acting as an 'independent fiscal watchdog' to monitor state spending, while Zamarripa voiced support for the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission rather than restoring election oversight to her office.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Center
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- 73% of the sources are Center
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L 18%
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