W. James Antle III: A better night for Paul Ryan than Tim Pawlenty

Ryan-backed candidates did well on Tuesday night. Bryan Steil, Ryan’s preferred successor, won the Republican primary to represent the outgoing speaker’s district after the midterm elections. State Sen. Leah Vukmir won her primary to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., by a 10-point margin. Ryan endorsed her in June.

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Evers will battle Walker, Vukmir will contest Baldwin

State Superintendent Tony Evers won against a crowded Democratic field for the right to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November, while GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir beat business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Vukmir will face Democrat Tammy Baldwin.

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W. James Antle III: A better night for Paul Ryan than Tim Pawlenty

Ryan-backed candidates did well on Tuesday night. Bryan Steil, Ryan’s preferred successor, won the Republican primary to represent the outgoing speaker’s district after the midterm elections. State Sen. Leah Vukmir won her primary to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., by a 10-point margin. Ryan endorsed her in June.

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WED News Summary: Primary election results; Walker calls for new tax cuts

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday: WisPolitics luncheon: WisOpinion Insiders analyze the primary results Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, Aug. 16 with the WisOpinion Insiders, Chuck Chvala and Scott Jensen, analyzing the primary results. Chvala, a Democrat, is a former

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Evers will battle Walker, Vukmir will contest Baldwin

State Superintendent Tony Evers won against a crowded Democratic field for the right to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November, while GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir beat business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Vukmir will face Democrat Tammy Baldwin.

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