Democratic-backed Milwaukee County Circuit Decide Janet Protasiewicz has received a vital seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court docket, defeating Republican-backed former Wisconsin Supreme Court docket Justice Dan Kelly. The Related Press known as the race simply after 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The court docket will now be managed 4-3 by left-leaning justices for at the least the subsequent two years. Throughout that point, the court docket is anticipated to resolve on a pending lawsuit difficult the state’s 1849 regulation banning abortion.
Protasiewicz, 60, described herself as feeling “delighted and thrilled” after voters elected her within the consequential contest that gave the court docket’s liberal members a majority for the primary time in 15 years.
“I really feel nice. I couldn’t really feel higher,” Protasiewicz advised The Related Press after the win. “I’m shocked by the outcomes and the magnitude of the victory right here. We’re completely delighted and thrilled.”
WI’S PROTASIEWICZ, KELLY FACE OFF IN MOST EXPENSIVE SUPREME COURT RACE IN US HISTORY
FILE – Wisconsin Supreme Court docket candidates Republican-backed Dan Kelly and Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz take part in a debate Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash)
The race and subsequent consequence are additionally anticipated to have implications for points together with election guidelines and the drawing of districts for elected workplace within the state forward of the 2024 presidential election.
The earlier 4-3 conservative-controlled court docket got here inside one vote of overturning President Joe Biden’s win within the state in 2020.
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Wisconsin’s Supreme Court docket race was the costliest in U.S. historical past, topping $42 million and almost tripling the earlier nationwide file for a court docket race, The AP reported.
The Related Press contributed to this report.