The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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Leading Off
● Election Night: Wisconsin headlined Tuesday’s busy election night, so we’ll be starting in the Badger State for our summary of the results:
● WI State Supreme Court: Liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz secured first place in the nonpartisan statewide primary with 46% as former Justice Daniel Kelly edged out his fellow conservative, Jennifer Dorow, 24-22 for the second spot in the April 4 general election that will decide control of the court. The balance went to progressive Everett Mitchell, meaning that the two liberals outpaced their conservative rivals 54-46. Protasiewicz and Mitchell are judges for Milwaukee and Dane counties, respectively, while Dorow serves Waukesha County.
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