Landslide victory for Democrat backed supreme court candidate, attention turns to fall midterms

'He failed': GOP chair faces resignation demands after blowout election loss

The chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Brian Schimming, is facing calls to resign after a disastrous performance in the latest state Supreme Court race.According to Politico, "Tuesday night’s state Supreme Court race saw liberal judge Chris Taylor trounce conservative appeals court judge Maria...

Expanded Liberal Bloc On Wisconsin's Supreme Court Will Safeguard Democracy

Wisconsin voters on Tuesday picked Chris Taylor to be the next state Supreme Court justice in what was the most emphatic of recent victories for Democratic-backed candidates, who will control the high court for the next several years. Taylor won 60 percent of the votes, according to preliminary election results, in what has been known as a purple swing state where recent presidential elections have often been decided within one percentage point.…

Taylors wins Supreme Court

The lone statewide Wisconsin election race this cycle was for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where two appellate judges, Chris Taylor and Maria Lazar, faced off for a seat on the state’s highest court, with Chris Taylor emerging as the winner…

Anti-Trans Attack Ads Fail Again As Wisconsin Liberal Wins Supreme Court By Historic 20-Point Margin

USA TodayErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.On Tuesday, Judge Chris Taylor defeated Judge Maria Lazar in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by 20 points, the largest margin in 26 years by any justice. The race is significant because Lazar ran on a heavily anti-trans ad strategy, reminiscent of the strategy used by some Republicans in the 2024 election—runn…

Landslide victory for Democrat backed supreme court candidate, attention turns to fall midterms

EAU CLAIRE, Wis., (WLAX, WEUX) - After a landslide victory for Democrat-backed supreme court candidate, Judge Chris Taylor. Both parties are already turning their attention to the fall midterms. Taylor won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by a 20% margin according to unofficial results. This makes the fourth straight liberal candidate to have won a [...]

The Wisconsin result flew under the radar thanks to the Iran war, but what it signals for Trump's midterms is impossible to ignore

A pair of elections on April 7, 2026 delivered results that suggest real trouble for the Republican Party heading into the 2026 midterms. While national attention was largely fixed on the war in Iran and the last-minute truce involving President Trump, the data coming out of Wisconsin and Georgia provides a clear signal about where political momentum currently sits. The story, covered by both CNBC and NBC News, points to Democrats consistently o…