Early voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court race way behind 2025 pace
In another sign this year’s Supreme Court race is flying under the radar for many Wisconsinites, the number of absentee ballots cast so far is around 112,000 behind the pace set in 2025.
As of Monday morning, the Wisconsin Elections Commission reported 146,583 absentee ballots had been returned in the matchup between liberal Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor and conservative Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar.
The returns are a fraction of what they were 12 months ago when former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel was competing against now-Justice Susan Crawford in a race where ideological control of the bench was at stake. On March 24, 2025, the commission reported that 258,975 absentee ballots had been returned.
Those totals include in-person absentee voting, typically known as early voting. Last year, 123,354 absentee votes were cast early. This year that number is 53,173.
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