Wisconsin superintendent election results: Incumbent Jill Underly (D) defeats Brittany Kinser (R)

State Superintendent Jill Underly won a second term in Tuesday’s election, defeating Republican Party-backed education consultant Brittany Kinser.

With 71% of the vote in, Decision Desk HQ projects Underly, a Democrat, received 53% of the votes to Kinser’s 47%. Her win extends a longstanding pattern of union-backed DPI candidates declaring victory.

The state superintendent plays a critical role in advocating for K-12 education statewide as the head of the Department of Public Instruction. The position takes on even more importance during President Donald Trump's second term as he seeks to dismantle the federal education department and send power back to the states, a point Underly underscored throughout her campaign.

The level of spending was unprecedented for a Wisconsin superintendent race, totaling at least $5.4 million. That eclipses the $3 million record spent in the 2021 race, according to WisPolitics.



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