Wisconsin primary 2022

Candidates in dozens of Democratic and Republican primary election races are facing off in Southeastern Wisconsin on Tuesday.

By 4:30 p.m., 185 voters cast a ballot at the south side poll site. Republicans want to change that should they win the office in November. Primaries were also being held in Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont. Notable among the Assembly races is in the 63rd district, where Assembly Speaker Robin Vos seeks to keep his seat. Jarchow, a former lawmaker, has carved out a more conservative profile, including criticizing transgender issues. Toney, the Fond du Lac district attorney, brought charges against five people over listing post office boxes as their address for voter registration. 4:15 p.m. update: Jammin at the Polls draws Milwaukee residents to vote for the first time Make sure to bookmark this page and share it with your family and friends. Metcalfe Park Community Bridge organizers figured out a way to draw in locals for their Jamming at the Polls event on Tuesday. 5:02 p.m. update: Working at the polls in Milwaukee 6 p.m. update: TMJ4 News at 5 p.m. has team coverage on the local races in the Milwaukee area and Wisconsin. Watch below: 7 p.m. update: Mandela Barnes' stage at The Cooperage for his campaign event Tuesday evening. - What to bring to the polls on election day

Primary elections to challenge Gov. Tony Evers, Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats, and Republican Sen. Ron Johnson are on the ballot.

Wisconsin voters headed to the polls on Tuesday for primaries for governor, Senate, the House and state legislature; polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

But Democrats see him as vulnerable and as a chance to preserve if not expand their fragile Senate majority, which the GOP hopes to upend. Trump also hoped to help oust state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who was up for reelection. One of Wisconsin's Senate seats is at the center of the hopes of both parties -- and what could be fierce campaigning this fall.

Polls have closed in Wisconsin, where Republican primaries Tuesday will provide the latest measure of former President Donald Trump's influence and ...

Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District also is hosting a special election Tuesday to fill the remaining months of Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s term. Some Kleefisch voters who spoke with NBC News in the days leading to Tuesday's primary said they were impressed with the work she and Walker did together. Democrats in recent weeks cleared the field for Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who will face Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, a Trump ally, in another key matchup this fall. In Connecticut, Trump-endorsed Leora Levy had won the GOP Senate primary, NBC News projects. The co-owner of a successful family pipeline construction company, Michels had tread cautiously in the closing weeks of the race, sending mixed messages about how much he was willing to abide Trump’s pressure to back decertification of the state's 2020 election results. In Vermont’s at-large congressional district, Democratic state Sen. Becca Balint will face Republican Liam Madden, NBC News projects. Republicans also nominated Jim Schultz, a political newcomer, to face Attorney General Keith Ellison this fall. State Rep. Tim Ramthun, who has vowed to challenge the results, finished in a distant third place. “They have been left behind by the Democratic Party that just wants to focus on the social issues,” Michels said. As Michels skated out to a lead, an increasingly amped-up audience broke into sporadic and enthusiastic chants of “U-S-A” and celebratory screams. It’s another swing state victory for Trump, who continues to lie about his losses in Wisconsin and other battlegrounds in 2020 while aiming to install allies he hopes will be loyal if he mounts another White House bid in 2024. Michels and Kleefisch had both echoed Trump’s debunked claims of voter fraud during the primary.

The partisan primary features the Republican race for governor along with U.S. House & Senate races.

Voters in four states — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut — are choosing their nominees for November as the primary season enters the final ...

Which primaries are the most competitive? Every seat in the House and a third of the seats in the 100-member Senate are up for election. As of April 25, 46 of the 50 states had settled on the boundaries for 395 of 435 U.S. House districts. Here’s a complete calendar of all the primaries in 2022. In Wisconsin, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) won the Democratic nomination and will face Sen. Ron Johnson (R) in one of the most competitive races in the country. In Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, voters have a twofold assignment: choosing a successor to congressman Jim Hagedorn, who died in February of kidney cancer, and selecting nominees for the November general election.

Republican Tim Michels, a construction executive endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in what could be a tight ...

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Republicans in Wisconsin will pick their gubernatorial candidate Tuesday night, setting up one of the most important and closely contested general elections ...

And two reach seats for Republicans in Connecticut — to challenge Democratic Reps. Jahana Hayes and Joe Courtney — have no-drama, unopposed primaries Tuesday as well. She was able to beat back a well-funded primary challenger by 20 points in 2020. Trump also targeted Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, backing a primary challenger running against one of the most influential state legislative leaders in the country. Trump also squared off with the local GOP in Connecticut’s Senate race — and won. Meanwhile, Vermont Democrats are getting ready to send a woman to Congress for the first time in state history. Michels will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November, in what is expected to be a highly competitive governor race in the battleground state. Last week, Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have cleared the way for new abortion restrictions there. She will be heavily favored in November. Kleefisch was seen as an early favorite for the GOP nod until Michels’ late entry into the race. Wade era, which appears to show Democrats getting a boost even as Republicans held the seat. But it remains an open question how strongly voters will consider abortion as they make their picks for elected offices. Trump has been angered by Vos’ refusal to push for “decertifying” the 2020 election results — a legally impossible notion that has nevertheless gained traction on the right — even as Vos has led the state legislature in funding an investigation into the state’s elections.

Michels will go on to face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in what is expected to be a contentious election.

... I have made no commitments to any candidates in 2024." Driving the news: Responding to Merrick Garland's request to a federal court earlier Thursday to unseal parts of the warrant that the attorney general personally approved, Trump said in a statement: "Release the documents now!" - And then: "The day President Trump announces that he’s going to run for president in 2024, if he does, I will support him and I will endorse him."