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Protasiewicz and Kelly Advance in Crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

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Well, the trend continues. Ever since last June, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe and ruled there was no Constitutional right to abortion, Democrats have been outperforming expectations in elections.  This held true in every special election contest in the run-up to the midterms, in the midterms themselves, and now in the first major special elections of 2023. The … [Read more...] about Protasiewicz and Kelly Advance in Crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

A Look at the Candidates in Next Week’s Pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary

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Now that we’re in an off-year election season, our spotlight turns to those often neglected, but no less important, state contests. In 2023, the most pivotal contest will likely be the spring race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Republicans hold a slim one-seat margin, and a victory here would give the Democrats a majority in a top tossup state. After … [Read more...] about A Look at the Candidates in Next Week’s Pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary

Outagamie County Canvass Expands Hagedorn’s Lead

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Outagamie County, plagued with reporting issues on the night of the Supreme Court election, has released a new unofficial count that has expanded Brian Hagedorn's statewide lead in that tight contest to over 6,000 votes: Per the County, the largest change occurred in the Town of Grand Chute Wards 4-14. The County missed including 1 tabulator tape results in the … [Read more...] about Outagamie County Canvass Expands Hagedorn’s Lead

Wisconsin 2019 Supreme Court By Municipality (Part 1)

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In one of this week's marquee contests, conservatives managed to flip a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Brian Hagedorn upset Lisa Neubauer by just about 6,000 votes. Thanks in large part to the work of Decision Desk HQ's reporters, I've broken down the court race by municipality. As usual, Hagedorn won by carrying much of the state's geographic area, though … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 2019 Supreme Court By Municipality (Part 1)

A Quick Update on Wisconsin

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Compared to Hillary Clinton's anemic support in Western Wisconsin, Judge Lisa Neubauer did well. But in the Milwaukee suburbs that had seemed to sour on Republicans in 2018, she fell far short. While we're waiting for our own Miles Coleman to parse through the precinct data from last night's contests for some excellent maps, let's go over what happened last night in … [Read more...] about A Quick Update on Wisconsin