Taylor, a former Democratic state representative and current state appellate judge, defeated conservative appeals court judge Maria Lazar in the race for the ten-year term. Her win expands liberals’ majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to a 5-2 split.

Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, growing the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues await in the perennial battleground state.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court races are generally viewed as a bellwether for the mood of the electorate ahead of the midterm elections. Wisconsin is almost evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans and was the closest state in the 2024 presidential race.

With Judge Chris Taylor’s win, liberals increased their hold on the court. Races for the Wisconsin Supreme Court often draw national attention, but not this year.

One year after Elon Musk donned a cheesehead hat and unsuccessfully poured millions of his personal fortune into a judicial contest in the state, Democrats are hoping to deliver another setback to conservatives in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on Tuesday.

Chris Taylor, the Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court, is projected to defeat Maria Lazar, the Republican-backed candidate,

Chris Taylor, an appeals court judge and former Democratic lawmaker, was elected to an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday, securing a 5-2 majority for the Court’s liberal wing and

Voters in Wisconsin will elect a new justice to the state Supreme Court, a decision that may help liberals widen their majority on the bench.