Summary
Democrat-backed candidate Chris Taylor won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Ripon, the city where the Republican Party was founded. Taylor received more votes than her Republican rival, Maria Lazar. Her victory gives liberals a larger majority in the state's Supreme Court.
Key Facts
- Chris Taylor is a Democrat-backed candidate.
- Taylor won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
- The election took place in Ripon, Wisconsin.
- Ripon is known as the birthplace of the Republican Party, founded in 1854.
- Taylor received 975 votes, while Maria Lazar received 711 votes in Ripon.
- President Donald Trump won 64% of the vote in Fond du Lac County during the 2024 presidential election.
- Taylor's win is the fourth consecutive victory for liberal Supreme Court candidates in Wisconsin since 2020.
- Liberal control in the Wisconsin Supreme Court expanded to a 5-to-2 majority following Taylor's win.
