Conservative former Wisconsin state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly on Tuesday came in second in the state’s four-way officially non-partisan primary and thus advanced to face first-place liberal Milwaukee Judge Janet Protasiewicz in what’s sure to be an extremely heated general election for an open seat on the state’s highest court on April 4th, Decision Desk HQ projects.
Liberals should be pleased with both the result – as Kelly was defeated in his reelection bid in 2020 and third place Waukesha Judge Jennifer Dorow might have been a more formidable candidate in the general – and the turnout for the two lefties vs the two MAGA assholes. Protasiewicz and fourth place liberal Everett Mitchell (who we mixed up with Kelly partisan-wise in an earlier article, special thanks to The Contentious Otter for correcting us on that one) combined for a total turnout of 485,851 to Kelly and Dorow’s 423,324 combined total with 93% of precincts reporting.
Less good news is the outcome of the Wisconsin State Senate District 8 Republican Special Primary, in which Dems spent over $166,000 to help Trump-endorsed MAGA freak State Assembly Representative Janel Brandtjen win, only to see her get crushed Tuesday by more “moderate” Republican Dan Knodl. A win on April 4th would give the fascist state GOP a supermajority in which they can run rampant and pull all sorts of evil shit, like impeaching Dem Governor Tony Evers.