MILWAUKEE — Below, you’ll find live, continually updating results from the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly.
- JANET PROTASIEWICZ: 1,021,330 votes (55.5%)
- DANIEL KELLY: 818,182 votes (44.5%)
- TOTAL VOTES: 1,839,512
BREAKING UPDATE at 8:53 p.m. CST: The New York Times has called the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race in favor of Janet Protasiewicz. The Associated Press called the race shortly after.
UPDATE at 8:00 p.m. on April 4, 2023: Wisconsin polls are closed and votes are being tallied. WTMJ will keep you updated with voting totals and updates as they are announced. Tune into 101.7 The Truth for live coverage from WTMJ’s John Mercure and Dr. Ken Harris.
You can also keep up with live election results with our partners at TMJ4 by clicking here.
DECISION WISCONSIN — Election day is here and WTMJ is here to help you get ready for the only statewide election in 2023.
To find your polling place you can head to the myVote Wisconsin website and type in your address.
You can also ensure that you are registered to vote in this election through the same website by clicking here.
This page will be updated with polling numbers as they are released.
Here’s a look at what to expect on election night:
ELECTION DAY
Polls close at 8 p.m.
HOW WISCONSIN VOTES
Voting is open to all voters, who can register on election day.
The AP will declare a winner in the race for Supreme Court justice and in five additional races, including three ballot measures, a special election for state Senate and a Court of Appeals seat. In the February primary election, the AP first reported results in Wisconsin at 9:06 p.m. ET. The final election night vote update came just after midnight, at which point more than 99% of votes had been counted.
DECISION NOTES
The AP does not make projections and will only declare a winner when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow the trailing candidates to close the gap.
Should a candidate declare victory or offer a concession before the AP calls a race, we will cover newsworthy developments in our reporting. In doing so, we will make clear that the AP has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
In the February primary, Protasiewicz ran up big margins in Milwaukee and Dane counties. She also did better than Kelly in his home county of Waukesha, a suburb of Milwaukee. (Dorow came in first in Waukesha.) Kelly split votes with Dorow in many of the Republican-leaning counties.
In Tuesday’s election, the AP will analyze whether Kelly is able to pick up Dorow’s votes and expand turnout in the Republican-leaning counties, or whether Protasiewicz can run up an insurmountable lead in the more urban counties.
In the past, heavily-Democratic Milwaukee City has released the results of mail-in ballots late in the night. If Protasiewicz is leading before those results are released, it could be an early race call. If Kelly is winning, the AP will analyze whether his lead is large enough to hold up against those Democratic-leaning votes.
The AP may call a race in which the margin between the top two candidates is 0.5% or less, if we determine the lead is too large for a recount and legal challenge to change the outcome. In Wisconsin, there are no automatic recounts. Trailing candidates can request recounts if they lose by a margin of less than 1%, but must pay for it if the margin is greater than .25%.
Q: WHAT DO TURNOUT AND ADVANCE VOTE LOOK LIKE?
A: As of March 1, there were 3.6 million registered voters in Wisconsin. As of Monday, 409,755 voters had cast advance ballots. In the February election, 24% of Wisconsin voters cast their ballots before election day. Mail-in ballots must arrive by election day to be counted.
Q: HOW LONG DOES COUNTING USUALLY TAKE?
A: Wisconsin counts nearly all its votes on election night, with most outstanding votes added to the count the next day.