Wisconsin Supreme Court debate canceled after Taylor hospitalized

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor speaks at a March 18 forum hosted by the Marquette University Law School. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner)
The candidate debate scheduled for Wednesday night between Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Chris Taylor and Maria Lazar was canceled after Taylor was hospitalized with kidney stones Wednesday morning.Β
According to a release from Taylorβs campaign, she woke up βfeeling unwellβ and went to urgent care where doctors recommended she visit the hospital for further evaluation. In a later release, the campaign said sheβd rest a few days before returning to the campaign trail.Β
βThis afternoon Judge Taylor was diagnosed with kidney stones and will rest and recover for the next couple days before returning to the campaign trail,β the campaign said. βJudge Taylor will soon launch a statewide tour to meet voters across Wisconsin and we are committed to rescheduling todayβs debate next week on a date that works for WISN, debate partners, and our opponentβs campaign. We appreciate everyone who has reached out to wish Judge Taylor well and weβre looking forward to a quick recovery.β
Wednesdayβs debate, scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. at the Marquette University School of Law, was the only planned debate between the two candidates. A rescheduled debate is set to be held April 2 at 7 p.m. The makeup will be held at WISNβs studio without any audience.Β
The race between Taylor and Lazar, both judges on state appeals courts, has drawn less attention than other recent Supreme Court races, with the ideological balance of the Court not at stake. A Marquette Law School poll released on Tuesday found that Taylor holds an 8 percentage point edge among likely voters, yet nearly half of those polled had still not decided whom to support.
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This story has been updated.