The scorching shamelessness of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler had no opponent on the April 4 ballot. Yet she won fewer votes than state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, who faced a competitive race with conservative Lowell Holtz.
According to the latest Wisconsin Elections Commission tabulation, Evers won 495,010 votes.
Ziegler got just 492,352.
While more than 700,000 voters cast ballots in the race for superintendent of public instruction, only around 500,000 Wisconsinites bothered to vote in the Supreme Court race.
It is certainly true that there are some voters who skip uncontested races. But that does not explain the Ziegler drop-off. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi was unopposed April 4, yet he won more than 75,000 votes. Unopposed Dane County Judge Richard Niess won almost 59,000 votes.
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