(WTAQ-WLUK) — Two-thirds of Wisconsin voters are undecided in the upcoming state Supreme Court race and the governor’s race, the latest Marquette Law School poll says.
The survey was conducted Feb. 11-19, interviewing 818 Wisconsin registered voters, with a margin of error of +/-4.3 percentage points. The sample size for Republican primary voters is 371, with a margin of error of +/-6.4 percentage points. The sample size for Democratic primary voters is 394, with a margin of error of +/-6.3 percentage points.
This poll comes six weeks before the April 7 election where 66% say they haven’t decided whom they will vote for in the state Supreme Court race. Those who have made a decision support Chris Taylor with 17% to Maria Lazar at 12%.
Among likely voters, those who say they are certain to vote in April, 22% support Taylor and 15% favor Lazar, with 62% undecided.
Only 6% say they have heard a lot about the court race, while 55% have heard a little and 38% have heard nothing at all.
This year’s court race contrasts with the 2025 court election when, in February, 39% had heard a lot about the race, 42% had heard a little, and 19% had heard nothing at all.
Registered voters say they haven’t learned enough to have a clear idea of what the candidates in the April 7 election for the Supreme Court stand for.
In the race for Wisconsin governor, Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany scored the most favorability points among the Republican candidates, while former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes scored the highest favorability points among Democratic candidates.
While the two have favorability, almost two-thirds of registered voters say they haven’t decided on a candidate in either the Democratic or Republican gubernatorial primaries. For the Republicans, 63% haven’t decided, and for the Democratic primary 65% haven’t picked a candidate.
In the Republican primary, 35% support Tiffany and 2% chose medical services technician, Andy Manske and on the Democratic side, State Rep. Francesca Hong is the choice of 11% and Barnes is supported by 10%. Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is in third place at 6%, with all others below 5%
The poll also asked voters on other topics such as PFAS, ICE operations, inflation and data centers.
According to the poll, 70% say the costs of large data centers are greater than the benefits they provide, while 29% say the benefits outweigh the costs. This represents a substantial shift against data centers since October, when 55% said the costs outweigh the benefits and 44% said the benefits outweigh the costs.
In recent months, residents in multiple municipalities in Northeast Wisconsin voiced their concerns against data centers being built in their area. State lawmakers are now discussing potential ways to regulate them.
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