Gustafson defeats Schraa, Behnke beats Schmidt in GOP primaries

Freshman GOP Rep. Nate Gustafson, of Fox Crossing, defeated 12-year incumbent Michael Schraa, of Oshkosh, today after the two were paired in the same district under the new maps. Meanwhile, Rep. Elijah Behnke beat state Rep. Peter Schmidt in their GOP primary for the 6th AD after he decided to run for that district rather than the one he was drawn into under the new maps.

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Cooke wins 3rd CD Dem primary

Eau Claire nonprofit leader Rebecca Cooke will face U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, after securing victory today in a contentious Dem primary for western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD.

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Biden, Trump easily win primaries; more than 39K vote ‘uninstructed’ in Dem primary

Those pushing the uninstructed option in the Dem primary to protest President Joe Biden’s policies toward Israel and Gaza easily exceeded their goal of 20,000 votes. Still, they were short of the 15% needed to secure a delegate to the national convention. Meanwhile, Donald Trump was on pace to get more than three-fourths of the vote in the GOP presidential primary even though all of his opponents have dropped out of the race.

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Gustafson defeats Schraa, Behnke beats Schmidt in GOP primaries

Freshman GOP Rep. Nate Gustafson, of Fox Crossing, defeated 12-year incumbent Michael Schraa, of Oshkosh, today after the two were paired in the same district under the new maps. Meanwhile, Rep. Elijah Behnke beat state Rep. Peter Schmidt in their GOP primary for the 6th AD after he decided to run for that district rather than the one he was drawn into under the new maps.

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Cooke wins 3rd CD Dem primary

Eau Claire nonprofit leader Rebecca Cooke will face U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, after securing victory today in a contentious Dem primary for western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD.

Read More »

Biden, Trump easily win primaries; more than 39K vote ‘uninstructed’ in Dem primary

Those pushing the uninstructed option in the Dem primary to protest President Joe Biden’s policies toward Israel and Gaza easily exceeded their goal of 20,000 votes. Still, they were short of the 15% needed to secure a delegate to the national convention. Meanwhile, Donald Trump was on pace to get more than three-fourths of the vote in the GOP presidential primary even though all of his opponents have dropped out of the race.

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