Wisconsin Supreme Court Expands Liberal Majority with Chris Taylor's Victory
The Badger State also held elections for the Boards of Supervisors in Brown, Dane, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Counties.
The nonpartisan general election occurred today in Wisconsin. Voters in the Badger State went to the ballot box to elect their next Supreme Court Justice and numerous county officials. This post covers the results for the statewide race as well as the contests in the state’s four most-populous counties - Brown, Dane, Milwaukee, and Waukesha. Primaries to determine the two candidates advancing to today’s ballot were conducted in February.
Wisconsin Supreme Court:
District IV Court of Appeals judge Chris Taylor won with 60.1% (903,271) against District II Court of Appeals judge Maria Lazar with 39.9% (598,662). 1,501,933 votes counted.
Brown County Board of Supervisors:
For District 1, 2025 Green Bay school board candidate Megan Martens won with 54.3% (1,192) against nurse Dawn Schampers with 45.7% (1,002). 2,194 votes counted.
For District 2, Green Bay city prosecutor Rachel Maes won with 51.3% (1,264) against pastor Luke Farwell with 48.7% (1,198). 2,462 votes counted.
For District 3, incumbent Andy Nicholson won.
For District 4, incumbent Emily Jacobson won with 66.9% (997) against business owner Reyes Flores with 33.1% (493). 1,490 votes counted.
For District 5, incumbent Dan Theno won.
For District 6, former Green Bay school board president Eric Vanden Heuvel won.
For District 7, former De Pere Alderperson Sam Dunlop won.
For District 8, incumbent Megan Borchardt won with 62.1% (952) against engineer Rexton Manibog with 37.9% (581). 1,533 votes counted.
For District 9, incumbent Patrick Evans won.
For District 10, incumbent John Vander Leest won with 54.7% (1,139) against campground host Pete Borchardt with 45.3% (945). 2,084 votes counted.
For District 11, incumbent Patrick Buckley won with 52.6% (1,428) against administrative assistant Dawn Spice with 47.4% (1,288). 2,716 votes counted.
For District 12, incumbent Kevin Gannon won.
For District 13, incumbent Norbert Dantinne won.
For District 14, Christopher Welch won with 61.2% (1,402) against incumbent Ronald Vigil with 38.8% (889). 2,291 votes counted.
For District 15, incumbent Terry Rentmeester won with 55.2% (1,122) against sales consultant Charles Collier with 44.8% (910). 2,032 votes counted.
For District 16, incumbent David Kaster won.
For District 17, incumbent John Van Dyck won.
For District 18, incumbent Katie McDonald won.
For District 19, attorney Andrea Gage won with 51.6% (1,525) against Army veteran Daniel Ammerman with 48.4% (1,428). 2,953 votes counted.
For District 20, incumbent Devon Coenen won.
For District 21, incumbent Stephen Zeke Przybelski won with 52.4% (1,298) against County Democratic party official Lindsay Prall with 47.6% (1,181). 2,479 votes counted.
For District 22, incumbent Rick Van Lanen won with 61.9% (1,720) against business owner Jacob Toll with 38.1% (1,057). 2,777 votes counted.
For District 23, incumbent Dixon Wolfe won with 57.9% (1,558) against County Democratic party official Jonathan Zamaites with 42.1% (1,134). 2,692 votes counted.
For District 24, incumbent Ross Toellner won with 52.4% (1,636) against financial counselor Myra Geraldson with 47.6% (1,486). 3,122 votes counted.
For District 25, incumbent Tom Lund won with 50.2% (1,583) against Marine veteran Rachael Messerschmidt with 49.8% (1,568). 3,151 votes counted.
For District 26, incumbent Jim Pyle won.
Dane County Board of Supervisors:
For District 1, incumbent Colin Barushok won.
For District 2, incumbent Heidi Wegleitner won with 86.2% (4,969) against business manager Carlos Rodríguez Lewison with 13.8% (796). 5,765 votes counted.
For District 3, incumbent Analiese Eicher won.
For District 4, incumbent Matt Veldran won.
For District 5, incumbent Henry Fries won.
For District 6, incumbent Yogesh Chawla won.
For District 7, incumbent Erin Welsh won with 90.2% (5,769) against The Arc Executive Director John Fons with 9.8% (629). 6,398 votes counted.
For District 8, incumbent Jeffrey Glazer won.
For District 9, Middleton Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commissioner Aria Trucios won with 62.9% (3,064) against clinical director Simran Arora with 37.1% (1,806). 4,870 votes counted.
For District 10, incumbent Keith Furman won.
For District 11, incumbent Richelle Andrae won.
For District 12, incumbent Tommy Rylander won with 69.5% (2,403) against 2024 runner-up Sean Burke with 30.5% (1,053). 3,456 votes counted.
For District 13, incumbent Jay Brower won.
For District 14, incumbent Anthony Gray won.
For District 15, incumbent Amy Larson won with 62.3% (3,365) against 2023/25 Madison common council runner-up Anthony Amato with 37.7% (2,040). 5,405 votes counted.
For District 16, 2021 District 12 board candidate Goodwill Obieze won with 54.9% (2,852) against incumbent Rick Rose with 45.1% (2,340). 5,192 votes counted.
For District 17, incumbent Dan Blazewicz won.
For District 18, incumbent Michele Ritt won.
For District 19, incumbent Brenda Yang won.
For District 20, Token Creek Conservancy member Paula Brandmeier won with 57.4% (2,549) against incumbent Jeff Weigand with 42.6% (1,894). 4,443 votes counted.
For District 21, incumbent Jeffrey Kroning won.
For District 22, DeForest Village school board member Gussie Lewis won with 72.8% (3,099) against 2025 County Executive runner-up Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. with 27.2% (1,157). 4,256 votes counted.
For District 23, incumbent Chuck Erickson won.
For District 24, incumbent Sarah Smith won.
For District 25, incumbent Dave Boetcher won with 75.3% (3,447) against opinion writer Dick Greffin with 24.7% (1,129). 4,576 votes counted.
For District 26, incumbent Lisa Jackson won with 86.6% (3,923) against financial analyst Mitch Herl with 13.4% (607). 4,530 votes counted.
For District 27, incumbent Kierstin Huelsemann won.
For District 28, incumbent Michele Doolan won with 73.7% (3,400) against business owner Nathan McGree with 26.3% (1,211). 4,611 votes counted.
For District 29, incumbent Don Postler won.
For District 30, incumbent Patrick Downing won with 68.8% (3,481) against contractor Jeremy Pings with 31.2% (1,576). votes counted.
For District 31, incumbent Jerry Bollig won.
For District 32, incumbent Chad Kemp won.
For District 33, Fitchburg Alderperson Donald Dantzler Jr. won.
For District 34, incumbent Patrick Miles won.
For District 35, incumbent Michael Engelberger won.
For District 36, incumbent David Peterson won.
For District 37, incumbent Kerry Marren won with 55.3% (2,451) against Deerfield Town Supervisor Katie Michel with 44.7% (1,983). 4,434 votes counted.
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors:
For District 1, incumbent Anne O’Connor won.
For District 2, incumbent Willie Johnson Jr. won.
For District 3, incumbent Sheldon Wasserman won.
For District 4, incumbent John Eckblad won.
For District 5, fashion designer LeeVan Roundtree Jr. won.
For District 6, incumbent Shawn Rolland won.
For District 7, incumbent Felesia Martin won with 70.9% (5,405) against educator Stacy Smiter with 29.1% (2,214). 7,619 votes counted.
For District 8, incumbent Steven Shea won.
For District 9, incumbent Patti Logsdon won with 56.3% (7,509) against Franklin school board member Maqsood Khan with 43.7% (5,832). 13,341 votes counted.
For District 10, incumbent Marcelia Nicholson won.
For District 11, incumbent Kathleen Vincent won with 67.5% (6,994) against former corrections officer Ryan Antczak with 32.5% (3,364). 10,358 votes counted.
For District 12, incumbent Juan Miguel Martinez won.
For District 13, incumbent Priscilla Coggs-Jones won.
For District 14, incumbent Caroline Gómez-Tom won.
For District 15, incumbent Sky Capriolo won.
For District 16, incumbent Justin Bielinski won.
For District 17, incumbent Steve Taylor won.
For District 18, incumbent Deanna Alexander won.
Waukesha County Board of Supervisors:
For District 1, incumbent Steve Styza won.
For District 2, incumbent Wayne Euclide won.
For District 3, incumbent John Gscheidmeier won.
For District 4, incumbent James Batzko won.
For District 5, incumbent Timothy Dondlinger won.
For District 6, incumbent Jeremy Walz won.
For District 7, incumbent Jacob LaFontain won.
For District 8, incumbent Johnny Koremenos won.
For District 9, incumbent Jim Heinrich won with 55.8% (2,884) against PGIM regional sales coordinator Sean Parkinson with 44.2% (2,282). 5,166 votes counted.
For District 10, incumbent Terry Thieme won.
For District 11, incumbent Christine Howard won.
For District 12, incumbent Peter Wolff won.
For District 13, incumbent John Leisemann won.
For District 14, Dousman Village trustee Jack Nissen won.
For District 15, incumbent Robert Kolb won.
For District 16, incumbent Michael Crowley won.
For District 17, incumbent Brian Meier won.
For District 18, incumbent Larry Nelson won.
For District 19, incumbent Darryl Enriquez won.
For District 20, incumbent Thomas Schellinger won.
For District 21, business owner Joseph O’Brien won with 50.7% (2,417) against incumbent Joel Gaughan with 49.3% (2,350). 4,767 votes counted.
For District 22, National Exchange Bank & Trust Vice President Michael Gryczka won.
For District 23, incumbent Keith Hammitt won.
For District 24, incumbent Deb Schroeder won with 54.6% (2,595) against Children’s Hospital outreach coordinator Bruce Kurtz with 45.4% (2,160). 4,755 votes counted.
For District 25, incumbent Darlene Johnson won.