think she may just be that catalyst.
Congressman Mark Pocan, >> Sure. Thank you so much.
>> Wisconsin's spring election saw a blowout win
for Liberal Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor,
defeating Conservative Maria Lazar by 20 points as
“Here& Now” senior political reporter Zac
Schultz tells us it was an early night.
>> The crowd at Chris Taylor's election night
party expected her to win the election for a seat on
the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but that confidence didn't
diminish the excitement for when the race was
officially called before 9:00. Since Liberals
flipped the court in 2023, they've paraded their
majority on stage on election night for a
celebratory moment. But with Chris Taylor's victory,
the Liberal majority is now 5 to 2. And with former
Justice Anne Walsh Bradley on hand, the stage wasn't
big enough, so they had to hold their group photo
afterwards. >> Wow.
>> Who? >> We did it Wisconsin.
>> Contrary to the last two record setting elections,
this one was quieter, with less outside interest
groups spending fewer ads and lower turnout. While
justice elect Chris Taylor held an 8 to 1 spending
advantage over her opponent, Maria Lazar. Taylor praised
her get out the vote effort for getting her supporters
to the polls. >> And I am so grateful for
the grassroots support that I needed to win this race.
This was a grassroots campaign about the people
of the state of Wisconsin. And tonight the people of
Wisconsin spoke. And what you said is clear we are
moving forward. >> I have spoken with Chris
Taylor and I have conceded, and that's okay.
>> At her event, Lazar was gracious in defeat, hugging
supporters and consoling those who thought she could
pull off the upset. But the parties weren't even over
before thoughts turned to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
election next April, incumbent Conservative
Justice Annette Ziegler has already announced she won't
run again, and with conservatives having lost
five out of six races, there's a real question of
what it will take for conservative candidates and
their Republican supporters to be competitive in the
spring. >> This race was run in a
way that we were always behind catching up. That's
not how races are going to go from now on. I want
people in this state to demand better from your
your candidates. >> On the Liberal side,
potential candidates for next spring need to decide
soon if they're running in order to start building up
the fundraising network that has been central to
their winning streak. Judge Pedro Colon was at Taylor's
party and has talked about running in the past.
>> As I said, every race is unique, so I have to
uniquely think about race for the Supreme Court. But
tonight is a great victory for the state of Wisconsin.
>> With their new five two majority, Liberals will
control the court until a control the court until a