On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WMTV-TV reporter Vanessa Kjeldsen discuss Tuesday’s primary results and what they mean for the November election.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary, its late-stage twists and turns, and the general election dynamics for November. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
At a WisPolitics-State Affairs virtual luncheon, Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork, Republican and Platform Communications founder Keith Gilkes and Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin all agreed affordability and the economy will be a top issue for Wisconsin voters in the fall.
David Crowley called for Dem unity as he campaigned alongside former rivals, while Republican Tom Tiffany sought to tie him to state Rep. Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist who narrowly lost her party’s gubernatorial nomination.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley today sought to unify the Democrats after his narrow win over Francesca Hong for the party’s gubernatorial nomination, insisting their real opponent is Tom Tiffany, not each other.
One month after declaring he had no path to victory and dropping out of the race, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley declared victory over state Rep. Francesca Hong for the Dem gubernatorial nomination.
State Rep. Jenna Jacobson, D-Oregon, won a three-way Dem primary to face GOP state Sen. Howard Marklein in one of the marquee races this fall.
Ismael Luna easily knocked off state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez in the Dem primary for her Milwaukee-based seat after the ADCC and other Dem groups got behind his campaign. Meanwhile, five other lawmakers turned away primary challenges.
A pair of former Assembly lawmakers looking to return to the statehouse, this time to serve in the Senate, won primaries in some of the state’s most conservative districts.
Wisconsin Democrats are set to elect the first transgender woman to the state Legislature this fall. Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford won a five-way Democratic primary to succeed state Rep. Francesca Hong in the deep blue 76th AD. The 76th is one
Former state Rep. Fred Clark has won the Democratic primary for the 7th CD, setting up a showdown with former podcast producer Michael Alfonso.
Follow this post throughout the day and evening for live news and notes on Wisconsin’s primary election.
Lancaster Mayor David Varnam won the GOP primary for lt. governor and will now run on a ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany.
Yee Leng Xiong won the Democratic primary for state treasurer, as the party looks to reclaim the only state constitutional office held by Republicans. Xiong, a Marathon County supervisor bested Dylan Helmenstine, a Wisconsin Heights school board member from Black
Rebecca Cooke will get a rematch against U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in November after winning the Democratic primary for western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD.
Michael Alfonso has won the GOP nomination for the northern 7th CD. The Associated Press called the race at 9:16 p.m., 76 minutes after polls closed. The 26-year-old former podcast producer triumphed over a slate of candidates with more political
Mitchell Berman has won the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin’s 1st CD as the party attempts to flip the seat.
Jay Schroeder emerged as the winner in a crowded field for the GOP secretary of state nomination, securing 46.4% of the primary vote with 32% of votes counted. AP declared him the winner, with less than 30% of the votes
Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, who broke with the Assembly Dem caucus after colleagues accused her of threatening to shoot them, lost the primary to Ismael Luna, a case manager for homeless women at the Cathedral Center in Milwaukee.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy endorsed the primary opponent of GOP Rep. Chanz Green over the weekend, calling Scott Harbridge “America first, Wisconsin first.” The backing has raised eyebrows among Republicans, particularly with it coming days after Chanz, R-Mason, told
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WMTV-TV reporter Vanessa Kjeldsen discuss Tuesday’s primary results and what they mean for the November election.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary, its late-stage twists and turns, and the general election dynamics for November. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
At a WisPolitics-State Affairs virtual luncheon, Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork, Republican and Platform Communications founder Keith Gilkes and Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin all agreed affordability and the economy will be a top issue for Wisconsin voters in the fall.
David Crowley called for Dem unity as he campaigned alongside former rivals, while Republican Tom Tiffany sought to tie him to state Rep. Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist who narrowly lost her party’s gubernatorial nomination.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley today sought to unify the Democrats after his narrow win over Francesca Hong for the party’s gubernatorial nomination, insisting their real opponent is Tom Tiffany, not each other.
One month after declaring he had no path to victory and dropping out of the race, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley declared victory over state Rep. Francesca Hong for the Dem gubernatorial nomination.
State Rep. Jenna Jacobson, D-Oregon, won a three-way Dem primary to face GOP state Sen. Howard Marklein in one of the marquee races this fall.
Ismael Luna easily knocked off state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez in the Dem primary for her Milwaukee-based seat after the ADCC and other Dem groups got behind his campaign. Meanwhile, five other lawmakers turned away primary challenges.
A pair of former Assembly lawmakers looking to return to the statehouse, this time to serve in the Senate, won primaries in some of the state’s most conservative districts.
Wisconsin Democrats are set to elect the first transgender woman to the state Legislature this fall. Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford won a five-way Democratic primary to succeed state Rep. Francesca Hong in the deep blue 76th AD. The 76th is one
Former state Rep. Fred Clark has won the Democratic primary for the 7th CD, setting up a showdown with former podcast producer Michael Alfonso.
Follow this post throughout the day and evening for live news and notes on Wisconsin’s primary election.
Lancaster Mayor David Varnam won the GOP primary for lt. governor and will now run on a ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany.
Yee Leng Xiong won the Democratic primary for state treasurer, as the party looks to reclaim the only state constitutional office held by Republicans. Xiong, a Marathon County supervisor bested Dylan Helmenstine, a Wisconsin Heights school board member from Black
Rebecca Cooke will get a rematch against U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in November after winning the Democratic primary for western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD.
Michael Alfonso has won the GOP nomination for the northern 7th CD. The Associated Press called the race at 9:16 p.m., 76 minutes after polls closed. The 26-year-old former podcast producer triumphed over a slate of candidates with more political
Mitchell Berman has won the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin’s 1st CD as the party attempts to flip the seat.
Jay Schroeder emerged as the winner in a crowded field for the GOP secretary of state nomination, securing 46.4% of the primary vote with 32% of votes counted. AP declared him the winner, with less than 30% of the votes
Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, who broke with the Assembly Dem caucus after colleagues accused her of threatening to shoot them, lost the primary to Ismael Luna, a case manager for homeless women at the Cathedral Center in Milwaukee.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy endorsed the primary opponent of GOP Rep. Chanz Green over the weekend, calling Scott Harbridge “America first, Wisconsin first.” The backing has raised eyebrows among Republicans, particularly with it coming days after Chanz, R-Mason, told