Primary voters tap candidates in key legislative races
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026
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.
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
Dem frontrunners David Crowley and Francesca Hong highlighted their experiences as elected officials and warned of the dangers of presumptive GOP nominee Tom Tiffany ahead of today’s gubernatorial primary election.
“She’s a Democrat, of course we’ll be helpful, but that’s not going to happen,” Evers said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “This guy is going to win,” Evers said while sitting next to Crowley.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest in the governor’s race, key legislative primaries, and fundraising numbers going into Tuesday’s election.
Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a final look at the candidates vying to win the primary for Wisconsin governor on August 11. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
Dem gubernatorial candidate David Crowley downplayed progressives’ win in the Michigan U.S. Senate primary, saying Michigan is “much different” than Wisconsin.
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
Dem frontrunners David Crowley and Francesca Hong highlighted their experiences as elected officials and warned of the dangers of presumptive GOP nominee Tom Tiffany ahead of today’s gubernatorial primary election.
“She’s a Democrat, of course we’ll be helpful, but that’s not going to happen,” Evers said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “This guy is going to win,” Evers said while sitting next to Crowley.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest in the governor’s race, key legislative primaries, and fundraising numbers going into Tuesday’s election.
Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a final look at the candidates vying to win the primary for Wisconsin governor on August 11. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
Dem gubernatorial candidate David Crowley downplayed progressives’ win in the Michigan U.S. Senate primary, saying Michigan is “much different” than Wisconsin.