Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky has toppled incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly to win a full 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Unofficial election results from the Associated Press — which called the race about a half hour after Karofsky herself declared victory — showed with more than 80% of precincts reporting, Karofsky, a liberal, was leading Kelly, a conservative, 53% to 47% in the race for a slot on the bench.
Karofsky’s win means that liberals come August will have a 3-4 minority on Wisconsin’s highest court, chipping away at conservatives’ current 5-2 edge following the election of Justice Brian Hagedorn last April.
“Although we were successful in this race, the circumstances under which this election was conducted were simply unacceptable, and raise serious concerns for the future of our democracy,” she said in a statement. “Nobody in this state or in this country should have been forced to choose between their safety and participating in an election…”
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