MADISON, WI (WSAU) — Around one in five Wisconsin voters cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results.
With only one statewide race on the ballot just over 921,000 voters turned out. That represents 20.1% of the voting-age population in the state.
That statewide race was for the leader of the Department of Public Instruction, also known as the State Superintendent of Schools. The 2017 election for the position brought out around 16% of voters, and in 2013 just over 20% of voters turned out. That ballot also included a contested Supreme Court race.
The position is officially non-partisan but a line in the sand was clearly drawn between the two candidates- Democrats lined up behind winner Jill Underly and Republicans, including former Governor Scott Walker, put their support behind Deb Kerr.
Underly did thank the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in her victory address.
Results from Tuesday’s vote do not become official until they are canvassed, a process that typically takes a week to complete.
