Baldwin projected to win re-election

Multiple media outlets are projecting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has won re-election over GOP challenger Leah Vukmir. The call came shortly after the polls closed and before returns began trickling in. Baldwin, D-Madison, was an early GOP target, and millions

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Ahead of poll closure, clerks report surge in turnout

Polls have closed across the state as clerks are reporting a surge in turnout, with some counties nearing presidential numbers. Meanwhile, some polling locations reported seeing ballot shortages as voters weighed in today on contests in the governor’s race, U.S.

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Voters head to the polls for fall election

After months of negative ads and nasty rhetoric, voters across the state head to the polls today to make their picks for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, the Legislature and constitutional offices. Republican Gov. Scott Walker faces Dem opponent Tony Evers,

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Dave Zweifel: Support our democracy by voting tomorrow

The loudest voice of all is the one that is heard at the ballot box. That’s where those costly and often-misleading attack ads financed by special interests hoping to benefit from the election results can be met head on by average Americans struggling to get a fair shake.

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Amy Sikma: Why a reluctant conservative is voting Tuesday

Despite my lack of excitement for the election this year, I will be voting with a sense of urgency because experience has taught me that the Wisconsin Democratic Party is as determined to overturn conservative social and individual freedom policies from the past eight years as it is to repeal conservative fiscal policies.

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Walker, Vukmir, Schimel supporters gather in Pewaukee

Gov. Scott Walker, U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir and AG Brad Schimel are hosting their events at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee. Walker and Vukmir’s party is in a large ballroom with two projection screens. On the west side of the room bleachers are set up, flanked by a large

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Baldwin projected to win re-election

Multiple media outlets are projecting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has won re-election over GOP challenger Leah Vukmir. The call came shortly after the polls closed and before returns began trickling in. Baldwin, D-Madison, was an early GOP target, and millions poured into Wisconsin ahead of the GOP primary, which featured

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Ahead of poll closure, clerks report surge in turnout

Polls have closed across the state as clerks are reporting a surge in turnout, with some counties nearing presidential numbers. Meanwhile, some polling locations reported seeing ballot shortages as voters weighed in today on contests in the governor’s race, U.S. Senate, Congress, the Legislature and constitutional offices. Dane County turnout

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Voters head to the polls for fall election

After months of negative ads and nasty rhetoric, voters across the state head to the polls today to make their picks for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, the Legislature and constitutional offices. Republican Gov. Scott Walker faces Dem opponent Tony Evers, and Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir is vying to unseat

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Dave Zweifel: Support our democracy by voting tomorrow

The loudest voice of all is the one that is heard at the ballot box. That’s where those costly and often-misleading attack ads financed by special interests hoping to benefit from the election results can be met head on by average Americans struggling to get a fair shake.

Read More »

Amy Sikma: Why a reluctant conservative is voting Tuesday

Despite my lack of excitement for the election this year, I will be voting with a sense of urgency because experience has taught me that the Wisconsin Democratic Party is as determined to overturn conservative social and individual freedom policies from the past eight years as it is to repeal conservative fiscal policies.

Read More »

Absentee ballots cast already 46 percent higher than 2014

The number of absentee ballots cast is already 46 percent higher than in the last guv election, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. So far, 547,954 ballots had been cast through Sunday, the last day available for in-person absentee voting, and that number is expected to climb

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VP Pence decries illegal immigration at Hudson rally

Vice President Mike Pence dialed up his immigration rhetoric at a stop in Hudson today, blaming migrant caravans in Mexico in part on Democratic policies as he urged voters to back Wisconsin’s Republican ticket. Pence’s stop comes as Republicans Gov. Scott Walker, U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir and their Democratic

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