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April 6 marked state superintendent and Madison Common Council elections in the state of Wisconsin.
Jill Underly and Deborah Kerr competed for the seat of state superintendent and Underly pulled ahead with 58% of the vote on election day.
Though the race for the superintendent seat is meant to be nonpartisan, Underly seemed to be supported by Democrats while Kerr was mostly supported by Republicans, according to Channel 3000.
“I’m ready to get to work and build a stronger, more equitable public education system that provides every child, every day with the world-class public education system they deserve,” Underly said in a tweet.
Political opponents unite in defeat
Voters take down two fighters on Madison city council
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Incumbent Alds. Rebecca Kemble and Paul Skidmore both lost to challengers in the April 6 election.
The city councilâs staunchest backer of the police was defeated in the April 6 election. So was one of the cityâs most progressive reformers.Â
Political newcomer Nikki Conklin ousted 10-term incumbent Paul Skidmore with 56 percent of the vote in a contentious and expensive race on the cityâs far west side. Skidmore was strongly backed by the Madison police union which in a February press release called him âthe undisputed leaderâ on the council for âworking to meet the needs of public safety in Madison.â Skidmore leaned hard into a pro-police message in his campaign literature; one piece features a quote from former Madison police Chief Mike Koval â âDefunding the Police Plans are putting you and me in dangerâ â and a photo of a