Voters across Wisconsin are heading to the polls Tue. to vote in the state's high-stakes Supreme Court election.
What's happening? Wisconsinites are voting to fill in outgoing Justice Patience Roggensack's seat on the court.
The stakes are high: Tue.'s Supreme Court election could flip the court's majority from conservative to liberal. (AP)
Conservatives currently hold a 4–3 majority on the state court; Tue.'s election could end their 15-year reign. (AP)
Who is on the ballot? Liberal Milwaukee Judge Janet Protasiewicz and conservative former Justice Dan Kelly.
Who is Protasiewicz? Protasiewicz has served as a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court since 2014. (Ballotpedia)
Prior to her tenure as a judge, Protasiewisc served as Milwaukee County's assistant district attorney for 26 years. (BP)
Protasiewicz has been endorsed by all three members of the court's liberal bloc and the state Democratic party. (AP)
Who is Kelly? Kelly served as a justice on Wisconsin's Supreme Court for four years after being appointed in 2016. (AP)
In 2020, Kelly ran for a full 10-year term on the Supreme Court and lost to liberal Justice Jill Karofsky by 11 points.
Kelly has been endorsed by conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley. Kelly was also endorsed by Trump in 2020. (WPR)