Zamarripa Wins WI Secretary of State

Democrat JoCasta Zamarripa won the Wisconsin secretary of state race, defeating Republican Jay Schroeder and Green Party candidate Pete Karas. She succeeds Sarah Godlewski to become the first new holder of the office in over forty years.

Democrat JoCasta Zamarripa won the race for Wisconsin secretary of state on November 3, defeating Republican Jay Schroeder and Green Party candidate Pete Karas. Zamarripa succeeds outgoing Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, becoming the first person not named Godlewski or Doug La Follette to hold the office in 40 years. The election establishes new leadership for an agency responsible for maintaining official state records and managing public school trust funds across the United States.

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