Jacque wins GOP primary in 1st Senate District, faces Frostman in November
Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Both sides wasted little time in going after Dem guv nominee Tony Evers and GOP Senate nominee Leah Vukmir with new ads signaling the sprint to the November
State Rep. Andre Jacque, of De Pere, earned a rematch with Dem Sen Caleb Frostman on Tuesday after winning the GOP primary in the 1st SD. Frostman, of Sturgeon Bay, beat Jacque in a June special election for the northeastern
Republicans Shae Sortwell and Matt Adamczyk, who saw school choice advocates back their opponents with independent expenditures, both won their GOP primaries on Tuesday. Sortwell, a Town of Gibson supervisor, will be heavily favored to win this fall, while Adamczyk,
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Gov. Scott Walker this fall after emerging from an eight-way Dem guv field Tuesday night. Meanwhile, state Sen. Leah Vukmir prevailed over businesses consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson to win the
Dems Kalan Haywood and Shelia Stubbs won primaries for open Assembly seats in Milwaukee and Madison, respectively, while Tim Ramthun won the GOP race for the open 59th District in eastern Wisconsin. None will have an opponent on the November
The state GOP announced a TV and digital ad accusing Tony Evers, the state schools’ superintendent, of failing to keep students safe. The spot follows a line of attack the state GOP has already used against Evers over a Middleton
Incumbents staved off primary challengers in congressional primaries in the 4th and 5th congressional districts. Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner pulled off an easy win in the 5th CD with 81 percent of the vote, compared to physician Jennifer Vipond,
Dem Sarah Godlewski and Republican Travis Hartwig will face off in November after prevailing in their respective partisan primaries for state treasurer today. Unofficial results from the Associated Press show Godlewski won 43.9 percent of the vote in the three-way
State Superintendent Tony Evers thanked his Dem guv opponents for largely running positive campaigns and quickly got to slamming Gov. Scott Walker as he addressed supporters following his primary victory. “I’ve watched as Scott Walker has made decision after decision
Former state Rep. Mandela Barnes has declared victory in the lt. guv primary over Dem challenger Kurt Kober. Barnes had nearly 70 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns compiled by the Associated Press, while Kober, a Sheboygan businessman,
Rep. John Spiros has prevailed over Republican challenger and Mosinee Mayor Brent Jacobson, unofficial county results show. Marathon County returns show Spiros, R-Marshfield, leading Jacobson 62 percent to 38 percent, with all precincts reporting. The 86th AD also includes six
Longtime Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette turned back a primary challenge Tuesday and will face Republican Jay Schroeder to retain the office he first one 44 years ago. With more than half of the vote in, La Follette
State Superintendent Tony Evers won against a crowded Democratic field for the right to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November, while GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir beat business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Vukmir will face Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
The Associated Press is projecting Leah Vukmir will win the GOP nomination to face U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin this fall. With more than half of the vote in, Vukmir had 54.5 percent of the vote to 39.5 percent for business
Randy Bryce has defeated Cathy Myers in the Democratic primary race in the 1st CD, the Associated Press has projected. Bryce, a Calendonia ironworker, was leading the field with 51 percent of the vote to Myers’ 43 percent with 51
The Associated Press is projecting that Tony Evers has won the Dem nomination for guv. The AP also has projected UW Regent Bryan Steil will win the GOP nomination for the 1st CD. Meanwhile, Dem Reps. Fred Kessler and Josh
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Both sides wasted little time in going after Dem guv nominee Tony Evers and GOP Senate nominee Leah Vukmir with new ads signaling the sprint to the November general election. The state GOP announced a TV and digital
State Rep. Andre Jacque, of De Pere, earned a rematch with Dem Sen Caleb Frostman on Tuesday after winning the GOP primary in the 1st SD. Frostman, of Sturgeon Bay, beat Jacque in a June special election for the northeastern Wisconsin seat. On Tuesday, Jacque easily beat retired Army office
Republicans Shae Sortwell and Matt Adamczyk, who saw school choice advocates back their opponents with independent expenditures, both won their GOP primaries on Tuesday. Sortwell, a Town of Gibson supervisor, will be heavily favored to win this fall, while Adamczyk, who spent the past four years as the state treasurer,
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Gov. Scott Walker this fall after emerging from an eight-way Dem guv field Tuesday night. Meanwhile, state Sen. Leah Vukmir prevailed over businesses consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson to win the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Evers quickly got to slamming Walker
Dems Kalan Haywood and Shelia Stubbs won primaries for open Assembly seats in Milwaukee and Madison, respectively, while Tim Ramthun won the GOP race for the open 59th District in eastern Wisconsin. None will have an opponent on the November ballot, meaning they are all but assured of becoming members
The state GOP announced a TV and digital ad accusing Tony Evers, the state schools’ superintendent, of failing to keep students safe. The spot follows a line of attack the state GOP has already used against Evers over a Middleton teacher who kept his license in 2014 after viewing pornographic
Incumbents staved off primary challengers in congressional primaries in the 4th and 5th congressional districts. Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner pulled off an easy win in the 5th CD with 81 percent of the vote, compared to physician Jennifer Vipond, who garnered about 19 percent of the vote. Meanwhile, Democratic
Dem Sarah Godlewski and Republican Travis Hartwig will face off in November after prevailing in their respective partisan primaries for state treasurer today. Unofficial results from the Associated Press show Godlewski won 43.9 percent of the vote in the three-way Dem primary, with 76 percent of precincts reporting. Fellow Dems Dawn Marie
State Superintendent Tony Evers thanked his Dem guv opponents for largely running positive campaigns and quickly got to slamming Gov. Scott Walker as he addressed supporters following his primary victory. “I’ve watched as Scott Walker has made decision after decision that benefits himself and his wealthy donors, and not what
Former state Rep. Mandela Barnes has declared victory in the lt. guv primary over Dem challenger Kurt Kober. Barnes had nearly 70 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns compiled by the Associated Press, while Kober, a Sheboygan businessman, had 30.5 percent, with 69 percent of precincts reporting. “Today,
Rep. John Spiros has prevailed over Republican challenger and Mosinee Mayor Brent Jacobson, unofficial county results show. Marathon County returns show Spiros, R-Marshfield, leading Jacobson 62 percent to 38 percent, with all precincts reporting. The 86th AD also includes six precincts in Wood County, which hadn’t yet posted results as
Longtime Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette turned back a primary challenge Tuesday and will face Republican Jay Schroeder to retain the office he first one 44 years ago. With more than half of the vote in, La Follette was winning 65.1 percent of the vote to 34.9 percent
State Superintendent Tony Evers won against a crowded Democratic field for the right to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November, while GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir beat business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Vukmir will face Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
The Associated Press is projecting Leah Vukmir will win the GOP nomination to face U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin this fall. With more than half of the vote in, Vukmir had 54.5 percent of the vote to 39.5 percent for business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson. Vukmir pulled out the
Randy Bryce has defeated Cathy Myers in the Democratic primary race in the 1st CD, the Associated Press has projected. Bryce, a Calendonia ironworker, was leading the field with 51 percent of the vote to Myers’ 43 percent with 51 percent of precincts reporting. Bryce in a statement called the
The Associated Press is projecting that Tony Evers has won the Dem nomination for guv. The AP also has projected UW Regent Bryan Steil will win the GOP nomination for the 1st CD. Meanwhile, Dem Reps. Fred Kessler and Josh Zepnick lost their Dem primary races. With 100 percent of