Morning Distribution for Monday, April 3, 2023

A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Morning Distribution]( Monday, April 3, 2023 Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight --------------------------------------------------------------- The Morning Story ["I Voted" sticker is seen as people cast their votes at a polling station during the election of mayor of Chicago]( [What You Need To Know About The Wisconsin And Chicago Elections]( By [Geoffrey Skelley]( and [Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux]( Although there are [some other newsworthy events]( taking place that day, Tuesday is also Election Day — at least in a few states. There are two high-profile contests: In Wisconsin, a critical race for state Supreme Court will decide if liberals or conservatives will have the judicial upper hand, and in Chicago, the city will elect its next mayor. A handful of other interesting races are also on the ballot, including a special election for a seat in Wisconsin’s state Senate and the first round of [Denver’s mayoral election]( FiveThirtyEight will be covering these races tomorrow night, focusing primarily on Wisconsin’s judicial election and the Chicago mayoral contest. Nathaniel Rakich will have a much more in-depth look at Chicago’s political and racial makeup in an article tomorrow, so today, let’s start by taking a deeper look at Wisconsin. [Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Republican-backed Dan Kelly and Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz participate in a debate]Janet Protasiewicz, the liberal candidate, and Dan Kelly, the conservative candidate, met in a single debate before Wisconsin’s consequential Supreme Court election. Morry Gash / AP PHOTO Wisconsin While it’s ostensibly nonpartisan, the race between conservative former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly and liberal Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz couldn’t be more partisan in actuality. As it stands, the court is divided 4-3 in favor of its conservative wing, but [the retirement]( of conservative Justice Patience Roggensack has left the court’s ideological balance up for grabs. And with control of the court on the line, this election is [the most expensive]( state Supreme Court election in U.S. history. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Emergency Politics Podcast: Trump Is Indicted]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.