Wisconsin voters to cast ballots in crucial state supreme court election

Abortion, election rules, legislative maps at stake in most expensive judicial race in US history

Voters in Wisconsin are casting ballots Tuesday in one of the most important elections of 2023 – a contest that will determine the ideological balance of the state’s supreme court.

The court will likely determine the future of abortion in Wisconsin, as a lawsuit challenging the state’s 1849 ban is already winding its way through the courts. It is also poised to play a hugely consequential role in setting election rules for the 2024 presidential election in Wisconsin, a key battleground state. It could also get rid of the state’s legislative maps, which are so distorted in favor of Republicans that it’s nearly impossible for Democrats to ever win a majority.