Chris Taylor, a former Democratic state legislator running as an independent, defeated Republican-endorsed Maria Lazar on Tuesday night to claim a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the Associated Press projects. Taylor took 60.8% of the vote to Lazar’s 39.1%, a margin that wasn’t close and a result that carries consequences conservatives in the Badger State will feel for years.
The victory flips the seat held by retiring Justice Rebecca Bradley and gives liberal justices a 5-2 supermajority on the court. NBC News reported that the new balance puts the majority out of reach for conservatives until at least 2030.
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