| | | JUDGE KAROFSKY WINNING WISCONSIN'S SC RACE SHOULD 'TERRIFY' TRUMP & REPUBLICANS GIVEN GOP 'VOTER SUPPRESSION EFFORTS'
BY JEFFERY MARTIN ON 4/13/20 AT 10:22 PM EDT
newsweek.com
Democrat Judge Jill Karofsky defeated incumbent conservative Judge Daniel Kelly in the Wisconsin primaries, according to results released Monday, making her the first candidate to receive more votes than an incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court judge since 2008.
Wisconsin's April elections were mired in controversy as Governor Tony Evers a ttempted to have the primaries postponed in order to curb the potential threat of community spread coronavirus. However, his executive order of postponement was challenged by state Republicans and dismissed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Voters showed up to polls in person, some wearing protective gear.
Prominent Democrats decried the in-person elections, including former President Barack Obama and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who said in a statement on Tuesday, "People should not be forced to put their lives on the line to vote."
In praising Karofsky's win, National Democratic Committee Chair Tom Perez referred to the failure of Governor Evers' attempts to delay the primary as "voter suppression."
"In the face of unprecedented voter suppression efforts by Republicans, @judgekarofsky has won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — a result that speaks to Democrats' incredible enthusiasm and should terrify Donald Trump, and every other Wisconsin Republican," National Democratic Committee Chair Tom Perez tweeted Monday.
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In the face of unprecedented voter suppression efforts by Republicans, @judgekarofsky has won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — a result that speaks to Democrats’ incredible enthusiasm and should terrify Donald Trump, and every other Wisconsin Republican.
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Newsweek reached out to Governor Evers' office for comment.
In a statement acknowledging her victory, Karofsky said how the election happened was "simply unacceptable." |
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