Chris Taylor, a Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge, won a seat on the state Supreme Court in a quiet election Tuesday she was widely expected to dominate.
Taylor, who ran as a liberal candidate, defeated a conservative appeals court judge, Maria Lazar, increasing the court’s liberal majority to 5-2. The Associated Press called the race at 9:36 p.m. Tuesday with Taylor in a clear lead.
It was the fourth consecutive victory for Democratic-backed Supreme Court candidates in Wisconsin, just a year after Elon Musk, Turning Point Action and other national donors attempted to flip the court in the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.