We touched on this win in an earlier post, but it deserves its own mention considering how historic it is.

Kenosha County, Wisconsin voted for a Republican — Samantha Kerkman — for the county executive position.

It is the first time a woman will serve in the position and the first time since at least 1998 that a Republican has been elected. The Associated Press reported Kerkman is the first Republican ever to hold the officially nonpartisan office, though Fox News has not independently confirmed the report.

Democrats have dominated for decades. So it’s another indication that a huge red wave may be coming.

But there’s a specific reason that Kenosha County might particularly be desirous of that wave.

Kerkman, who has been a state representative in the 61st Assembly District, said that the biggest issue that contributed to her win was “public safety, wanting to feel safe in our county.” She also campaigned on saving taxpayers money.

Kenosha was beset by riots following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in 2020, causing $50 million in damage with many businesses burnt down or destroyed, leaving the area looking like a “war zone.”

Democrats embraced BLM, even featuring a musical number praising them at the Democratic convention in August 2020. Many Democrats called for defunding the police and the aftereffect has been a rise in violent crime in many major cities.

President Donald Trump visited that area and gave people encouragement after the riots.

So I think what you’re seeing is not just a recognition of the bad governance from Joe Biden and the Democrats in general on things like the economy, but a rejection of Democrats when it comes to who people believe in will keep them safe and who have the right policies when it comes to crime and radical leftist violence. While Kenosha certainly got some of the worst of the violence, other places also have suffered from the rioting and the crime in places traditionally considered Democratic and we’re likely to see more surprising flips like Kenosha.

Kerkman wasn’t the only win.

Republican-backed candidates in local school board races also came out as winners Tuesday in the Milwaukee suburbs that are critical for the Wisconsin GOP in statewide elections.

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, a Republican candidate for governor, endorsed 48 school board candidates. Of those, 34 won including eight incumbents, based on preliminary results. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a former teacher, school administrator, and state superintendent, did not endorse in any race.

Conservative candidates picked up school board seats in Waukesha, Wausau and Kenosha, but lost races in Beloit and the western Wisconsin cities of La Crosse and Eau Claire.

The Republican-backed candidate for a state appeals court seat in southeastern Wisconsin, Maria Lazar, also defeated a sitting judge who was appointed by Evers.

Paging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Looks like the red wave is beginning and it’s another signal that November is going to be huge. Might be a good time to retire now before you are retired formally from the Speaker’s seat.