Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat over Lazar

By Jon Styf
The Center Square

Judge Chris Taylor won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race over conservative candidate Maria Lazar on Tuesday, increasing the amount of liberal justices on the court to a 5-2 advantage compared to conservatives with another conservative seat up for election next year.

Multiple media outlets called the race less than an hour after polls closed with Taylor holding a 60.1% to 39.8% advantage with 95% of the votes counted.

Taylor will serve a 10-year term.

“Tonight, the people of Wisconsin spoke,” Taylor said in a statement. “What they said is clear – we are moving forward, for our rights, for our democracy, for every family in this state that deserves a shot at at justice.”

The candidates were vying to replace conservative justice Rebecca Bradley for a 10-year term on the court. Both candidates are currently appellate court judges.

Conservative Annette Ziegler has announced that she will not run again in 2027.

Taylor is a former Democratic Party state representative who has also represented Planned Parenthood as a lawyer.