Wisconsin’s Democratic-backed state education chief Jill Underly has won reelection. Underly defeated her Republican-aligned opponent Brittany Kinser on Tuesday.

The race to lead the state education department pits the teachers union-backed incumbent, Jill Underly, against consultant Brittany Kinser, a supporter of the private school voucher program who is endorsed by Republicans.

Incumbent state schools superintendent Jill Underly has won re-election in a hotly contested battle to lead the state education department