Democrat Secures Wisconsin Court Win, GOP Holds Georgia Seat

Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor secured a decisive victory in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election on April 7, defeating conservative challenger Maria Lazar by approximately 20 percentage points and solidifying a 5-2 liberal majority on the state's highest court. In a separate special election that same day, Republican Clay Fuller won a runoff in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, preserving GOP control of the seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene, though with a narrower margin that highlighted Democratic gains in a deeply Republican area.

Taylor, a former state senator and Dane County Circuit Court judge, captured over 60 percent of the statewide vote in the nonpartisan contest, which drew national attention as a measure of political sentiment in the swing state. Lazar, a Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge, conceded shortly after polls closed, congratulating Taylor in a speech to supporters in Pewaukee. The outcome extends a streak of liberal wins in Wisconsin's judicial races, following victories by Janet Protasiewicz in 2023 and Susan Crawford in 2025, which had already shifted the court from a conservative to a liberal majority. Taylor's campaign emphasized...