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State Court Report: What's at Stake in Wisconsin's Supreme Court Election

Dustin Brown 03.13.23

On April 4, Wisconsin will hold an election for a seat on its state supreme court, which has had a clear conservative majority since 2008. Two candidates — judicial conservative Daniel Kelly and progressive Janet Protasiewicz — have advanced out of a four-way primary and are vying to replace a retiring conservative justice. The election, which has already broken records for spending and primary turnout, represents liberals’ first chance in a decade to break the conservative lock.