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Chris Walker

Trump loyalist vying for Wisconsin court

One of the two candidates who advanced to the next round of Wisconsin's state Supreme Court race on Tuesday allegedly sought to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results in the state through a fake electors scheme.

Two of the four candidates who took part in the primary election will face off in the April 4 general election, having secured the two highest vote totals in Tuesday's race. State circuit court Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, will compete against Dan Kelly, a former state Supreme Court justice who was briefly appointed to the court until voters opted to replace him in the spring of 2019.

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