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Progressive Janet Protasiewicz prevails in high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court contest

Excerpt: Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated right wing rival Dan Kelly, a former justice appointed by Scott Walker, by a 170,000-vote margin in an election that drew more than 1.7 million voters and saw more than $45 million spent.
Written by:Joel Connelly
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Wisconsin voters dump three Scott Walker judicial appointees, including Daniel Kelly

Excerpt: A Supreme Court justice and two Milwaukee County Circuit judges have been turned out of office by voters in the Badger State in a watershed victory for progressive forces.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Wisconsin State Supreme Court race turning out to be a nailbiter: Who will win?

Excerpt: Hours have passed since the polls closed in Wis­con­sin, but even with hun­dreds of thou­sands of votes tal­lied and report­ed, it remains unclear what will hap­pen in the Bad­ger State’s much-watched Supreme Court race. As of 8:10 PM, the race was extreme­ly close, with incum­bent David Pross­er (who is of the same ide­o­log­i­cal per­sua­sion as Scott […]
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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