Former state Rep. Fred Clark has won the Democratic primary for the 7th CD, setting up a showdown with former podcast producer Michael Alfonso. 

Clark, who represented the Baraboo area in southcentral Wisconsin for three terms in the Assembly, issued a statement declaring victory over IT business owner Chris Armstrong and attorney Ginger Murray shortly before the AP called the race at 11:37 p.m.

“We need to turn the page and take back Congress for the American people. This election is not about left or right – it’s about right and wrong,” Clark said.

Alfonso is heavily favored to win in the Northwoods district, which has not elected a Democrat to Congress since U.S. Rep. Dave Obey retired in 2011.