Latest News About Who Won The Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Updated 2026-04-22 05:06

The winner of the most recent Wisconsin Supreme Court race was Chris Taylor (Democrat), who defeated Maria Lazar (Republican) by a wide margin.[1][4]

What the reporting says

A Spectrum News report states that Taylor defeated Lazar and that the win gave liberal-leaning justices on the court a 5–2 majority.[4]
A results summary in Wikipedia lists Chris Taylor with 905,157 votes (60.09%) and Maria Lazar with 600,044 votes (39.83%).[1]

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