Democrats hope a blue wave washes over Wisconsin and gives them total control of battleground state
SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
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Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers discusses his call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to act on a broad array of his priorities in his final year in office on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
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Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, foreground left, speaks with Majority Leader Tyler August, center, and Rep. Nate Gustafson, right, on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
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FILE - This photo combination shows: from left, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus speaks in National Harbor, Md., March 4, 2016, House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2016. and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks in Eureka, Ill., Sept. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster J. Scott Applewhite Seth Perlman)
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FILE -In this photo combination Sara Rodriguez, lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago and Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes speaks at a rally Oct. 29, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Morry Gash)
Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers discusses his call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to act on a broad array of his priorities in his final year in office on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, foreground left, speaks with Majority Leader Tyler August, center, and Rep. Nate Gustafson, right, on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
FILE - This photo combination shows: from left, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus speaks in National Harbor, Md., March 4, 2016, House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2016. and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks in Eureka, Ill., Sept. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster J. Scott Applewhite Seth Perlman)
FILE -In this photo combination Sara Rodriguez, lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago and Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes speaks at a rally Oct. 29, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Morry Gash)