A recent study found the candidates for the recent state Supreme Court race spent more than $1.1 million on television advertisements leading up to the April 2 election.
The study, which was conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice, also found conservative interest groups funded approximately 70 percent of the television spending.
The $1.1 million is less than the amount spent in past elections, according to the Brennan Center. Comparatively, the especially partisan 2011 state Supreme Court race, between current Justice David Prosser and JoAnne Kloppenburg, saw approximately $3.9 million spent on television advertisements.
Justice Pat Roggensack, who was elected to her second consecutive 10-year term on the court Tuesday, outspent her opponent, Marquette law professor Ed Fallone, by a five to one margin.
Roggensack is regarded as a member of the conservative wing of the court and defeated Fallone after making her previous experience as a justice a focal point of her campaign.
