Longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette has declared victory with three county canvasses still outstanding. La Follette, who has held the office for all but four years since 1975, led GOP state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, of Clinton, by more
A PAC linked to Illinois megadonor Dick Uihlein announced it’s prepared to spend “millions of dollars to help educate voters in support of Justice Dan Kelly” as the conservative seeks to rejoin the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The statement from Fair
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in an attempt to bar the commission from having staff investigate voter complaints of election law violations. WILL in its complaint yesterday argues WEC violated state
Assembly Republicans voted last week to bar Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, from attending closed caucus because they no longer trust her, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics.com.
State GOP Chair Paul Farrow won’t seek a full two-year term at the party’s Executive Committee meeting next month, telling WisPolitics.com he is focusing on his spring reelection bid as Waukesha County exec.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker knocked Donald Trump and his team for not further investing in Tim Michels’ campaign after endorsing the construction exec in the GOP primary for governor.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review Tuesday’s election results and look ahead to Gov. Tony Evers’ second term and the upcoming legislative session.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos –both reelected to lead thier caucuses Thursday — listed priorities including tax cuts and universal school choice for the next legislative session.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up recent statewide elections for governor and U.S. Senate, and offer their views on why ticket splitting seems to be a Badger pastime. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Tuesday’s gubernatorial election underscored that Republicans have an acute problem in Dane County and suburban Milwaukee. And insiders say that is helping Dems overcome their eroding support in rural Wisconsin.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, formally declared victory over Dem rival Mandela Barnes this morning as several national media outlets called the race for the incumbent. Meanwhile, The Associated Press and other outlets have called the 3rd CD for Republican Derrick Van Orden.
GOP construction exec Tim Michels has conceded to Dem Gov. Tony Evers. With 92 percent of the vote in, Evers was at 51 percent, while Michels was at 48 percent.
Dems beat back a GOP attempt to secure a two-thirds majority in the Assembly, though Republicans were on path to clinch it in the Senate. Results were still out in several top Assembly races. But even if Republicans swept all of them, they would only reach 64 seats.
Dem AG Josh Kaul won reelection as Wisconsin’s top cop, narrowly beating GOP Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney. In his concession speech, Toney wished Kaul well in his second term and said he looks forward to working with
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson stopped short of declaring victory in his race against Mandela Barnes, though he told supporters he saw no way for his Dem rival to make up the margin.
Local officials in the 38 Wisconsin municipalities that have central counts handed out more than 237,000 absentee ballots to voters for today’s election, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission.
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said there’s no data to predict exactly what today’s turnout will be, but “it certainly won’t be a low turnout election.” Wolfe in a virtual Election Day update early this afternoon also said WEC
Polling places are open across Wisconsin as election officials brace for high turnout amid partisan tensions in a high stakes midterm election.
A Waukesha County judge late Monday declined to issue an injunction that would’ve sequestered military absentee ballots, saying it was a “drastic” remedy that would at least temporarily disenfranchise military voters. GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen and others filed the
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels says he’s anticipating a good number of Republican poll watchers tomorrow when asked if he trusts the process underway in municipalities statewide. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers is painting Michels as a “radical” in the final hours of the campaign, reaffirming the state has free and fair elections and defending municipalities using private funds to help run elections.
Longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette has declared victory with three county canvasses still outstanding. La Follette, who has held the office for all but four years since 1975, led GOP state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, of Clinton, by more
A PAC linked to Illinois megadonor Dick Uihlein announced it’s prepared to spend “millions of dollars to help educate voters in support of Justice Dan Kelly” as the conservative seeks to rejoin the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The statement from Fair
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in an attempt to bar the commission from having staff investigate voter complaints of election law violations. WILL in its complaint yesterday argues WEC violated state
Assembly Republicans voted last week to bar Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, from attending closed caucus because they no longer trust her, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics.com.
State GOP Chair Paul Farrow won’t seek a full two-year term at the party’s Executive Committee meeting next month, telling WisPolitics.com he is focusing on his spring reelection bid as Waukesha County exec.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker knocked Donald Trump and his team for not further investing in Tim Michels’ campaign after endorsing the construction exec in the GOP primary for governor.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review Tuesday’s election results and look ahead to Gov. Tony Evers’ second term and the upcoming legislative session.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos –both reelected to lead thier caucuses Thursday — listed priorities including tax cuts and universal school choice for the next legislative session.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up recent statewide elections for governor and U.S. Senate, and offer their views on why ticket splitting seems to be a Badger pastime. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Tuesday’s gubernatorial election underscored that Republicans have an acute problem in Dane County and suburban Milwaukee. And insiders say that is helping Dems overcome their eroding support in rural Wisconsin.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, formally declared victory over Dem rival Mandela Barnes this morning as several national media outlets called the race for the incumbent. Meanwhile, The Associated Press and other outlets have called the 3rd CD for Republican Derrick Van Orden.
GOP construction exec Tim Michels has conceded to Dem Gov. Tony Evers. With 92 percent of the vote in, Evers was at 51 percent, while Michels was at 48 percent.
Dems beat back a GOP attempt to secure a two-thirds majority in the Assembly, though Republicans were on path to clinch it in the Senate. Results were still out in several top Assembly races. But even if Republicans swept all of them, they would only reach 64 seats.
Dem AG Josh Kaul won reelection as Wisconsin’s top cop, narrowly beating GOP Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney. In his concession speech, Toney wished Kaul well in his second term and said he looks forward to working with
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson stopped short of declaring victory in his race against Mandela Barnes, though he told supporters he saw no way for his Dem rival to make up the margin.
Local officials in the 38 Wisconsin municipalities that have central counts handed out more than 237,000 absentee ballots to voters for today’s election, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission.
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said there’s no data to predict exactly what today’s turnout will be, but “it certainly won’t be a low turnout election.” Wolfe in a virtual Election Day update early this afternoon also said WEC
Polling places are open across Wisconsin as election officials brace for high turnout amid partisan tensions in a high stakes midterm election.
A Waukesha County judge late Monday declined to issue an injunction that would’ve sequestered military absentee ballots, saying it was a “drastic” remedy that would at least temporarily disenfranchise military voters. GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen and others filed the
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels says he’s anticipating a good number of Republican poll watchers tomorrow when asked if he trusts the process underway in municipalities statewide. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers is painting Michels as a “radical” in the final hours of the campaign, reaffirming the state has free and fair elections and defending municipalities using private funds to help run elections.