Democratic-backed Wisconsin state schools chief Jill Underly wins reelection over GOP-backed rival

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Underly, who was first elected as state superintendent in 2021, ran as a champion of public schools.
59% : Tommy Thompson and Scott Walker, previously worked for Rocketship schools, part of a national network of public charter institutions.
53% : Wisconsin voters also decided to enshrine the state's voter ID law in the state constitution.
52% : Longtime voter ID law enshrined in the state constitution Wisconsin's photo ID requirement for voting will be elevated from state law to constitutional amendment under a proposal approved by voters.
48% : Elon Musk, the world's richest man, who is leading Trump's efforts to shrink the federal government, also noted the outcome on his social media platform, X, saying: "Yeah!" Democratic opponents argued that photo ID requirements are often enforced unfairly, making voting more difficult for people of color, disabled people and poor people.
37% : Kinser tried to brand Underly as being a poor manager of the Department of Public Instruction and keyed in on her overhaul of state achievement standards last year.
22% : Trump narrowly lost Wisconsin to Joe Biden in 2020 but defeated Kamala Harris last November election to claim its 10 electoral votes.

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