The Latest on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election (all times local):
9:14 p.m.
Liberal Rebecca Dallet says her victory in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race over conservative Michael Screnock shows that voters are tired of special interests and want to have a "fair and independent court."
Other Democrats were quick to brand the win for Dallet a defeat for Republican Gov. Scott Walker and others in the GOP. Walker had endorsed Screnock.
Dallet tells The Associated Press that her win shows "people are tired of what's been going on in our state in terms of the money coming in to buy these elections and people spoke out tonight."
Her victory marks the first time since 1995 that a liberal candidate for Supreme Court won in a race where the seat is open.
The victory reduces conservative control of the court from 5-2 to 4-3.
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8:58 p.m.
Liberal Rebecca Dallet has easily defeated conservative Michael Screnock in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race seen as the latest bellwether of voter attitudes ahead of the November election.
Dallet's victory cuts conservative control of the state's highest court from 5-2 to 4-3. She also becomes the sixth woman on the seven-member court.
Conservative Justice Michael Gableman did not seek a second 10-year term.
Wisconsin's high court has become notably partisan in recent years even though it's nonpartisan in name.
Dallet, a Milwaukee County judge, drew strong Democratic support including an endorsement from former Vice President Joe Biden.
Screnock, a Sauk County judge appointed and endorsed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, had the backing of the National Rifle Association and the Wisconsin Republican Party.
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8:45 p.m.
The liberal candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court is leading the conservative in early results of the first statewide general election this year in the United States and the latest measure of voter attitudes heading into the November midterms.
The election Tuesday pit conservative Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock, who was appointed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, against liberal Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet. She drew support from former officials from Barack Obama's administration.
Dallet led by 16 points with 30 percent of precincts reporting.
The race was nonpartisan in name only, with both sides eager to win the 10-year seat on a high court whose ideological split has been on public display in recent years. Michael Gableman, part of the court's current 5-2 conservative majority, did not seek a second term.
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8:10 p.m.
Polls have closed in Wisconsin where a race for the state Supreme Court is drawing national interest.
Both Democrats and Republicans invested heavily in the officially nonpartisan race, which is being viewed as a bellwether for how voters in the state that narrowly
