Evers Wins Re-Election as Wisconsin Schools Chief

Won by 3-to-1 Margin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Incumbent state Superintendent Tony Evers easily won a third term as Wisconsin’s top education official over an underfunded conservative opponent dogged by questions over whether he broke state law by using a public school email account to send campaign communications.

The win keeps Evers in place as the only Democratic-backed statewide official in a meaningful office. Even though the race is officially nonpartisan, Evers had strong support from Democrats along with state and national teachers’ unions who favored his positions in support of increased funding for public schools and opposition to private school vouchers.

Evers won by a roughly 3-to-1 margin over Lowell Holtz based on unofficial results.