Here's what to know ahead of tonight's Wisconsin Supreme Court debate KIMBERLY WETHAL Mar 25, 2026 20 mins ago × Top stories for March 25, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters’ only chance to watch the two candidates in this year’s race for state Supreme Court debate one another will take place at 7 p.m. tonight.kAmpAA62=D 4@FCE ;F586D r9C:D %2J=@C[ 324<65 3J s6>@4C2ED[ 2?5 |2C:2 {2K2C[ 324<65 3J #6AF3=:42?D[ 2C6 GJ:?8 7@C 2 `_\J62C E6C> @? E96 9:89 4@FCE :? 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Here’s why Only 6% of people said they’d heard a lot about this year’s Supreme Court race in a February Marquette Law School poll, compared to 39% last year. Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar: I'll focus on experience, not politics The 2025 Supreme Court race is a prime example of how judicial races shouldn’t be run, said Maria Lazar, who pledged to run her campaign “the … Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor: I'll protect ‘rights and freedoms’ In running for state Supreme Court, Chris Taylor is leaning on her experience as a private practice attorney, state legislator and circuit cou…
Taylor leads Lazar in Supreme Court race, but almost half of voters haven’t decided The significant degree of indecision is highly unusual, just two weeks before the election, poll director Charles Franklin said.
Last year’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race was a blockbuster, this one’s crickets. Here’s why Only 6% of people said they’d heard a lot about this year’s Supreme Court race in a February Marquette Law School poll, compared to 39% last year.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar: I'll focus on experience, not politics The 2025 Supreme Court race is a prime example of how judicial races shouldn’t be run, said Maria Lazar, who pledged to run her campaign “the …
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor: I'll protect ‘rights and freedoms’ In running for state Supreme Court, Chris Taylor is leaning on her experience as a private practice attorney, state legislator and circuit cou…
