April 7 (UPI) -- Wisconsin and Georgia are facing competitive primaries Tuesday as Wisconsin looks to add someone to the state supreme court while Georgia works to replace resigned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
In Wisconsin, a battleground state, liberals hope to expand their majority on the state's high court. In Georgia, a runoff election will decide which candidate will replace Greene in the House of Representatives.
Chris Taylor, who is backed by Democrats, and Maria Lazar, backed by Republicans, are vying for the seat of retiring conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley. The race is officially nonpartisan, but political parties back their favorite candidates.
As of last week, $8.9 million had been spent on the campaign.
Last year, liberal Susan Crawford won against Republican-backed Brad Schimel, even though billionaire Elon Musk poured huge amounts of money into his campaign. That gave the liberals a majority on the court, and they hope to strengthen it in this race.
