The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin governor's race on Tuesday features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence. Democrats are picking a candidate to face two-term GOP Sen. Ron Johnson for control of the closely divided chamber.
Milfred and Hands assess the GOP field seeking their party's nomination for governor against Democratic incumbent Tony Evers this fall. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch is ahead in the polls, thanks to a big advantage in name recognition. But most voters don't know who any of these three are. That means Kevin Nicholson, who lost a bid for the party's nomination for U.S. Senate in 2018, and state Rep. Timothy Ramthun still have time -- and could former Gov. Tommy Thompson still jump in? Kleefisch is the establishment candidate, even if they doesn't want to admit it. Nicholson is running in the anti-establishment lane, and Ramthun is the conspiracist's friend, according to our political podcasters. They play clips of the candidates in public and wish Ramthun a happy birthday while complimenting, sort of, his Easter-colored suits. Â
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FILE - Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch participates in a round table discussion in Pewaukee, Wis., Aug. 2, 2022. Establishment Republicans including former Vice President Mike Pence and former Gov. Scott Walker have endorsed Kleefisch, who along with Walker survived a 2012 recall effort. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
FILE - Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., the ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations, speaks as the panel holds a hearing on charges of corruption and misconduct at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Democrats on Tuesday, Aug. 9, are also picking a candidate to face two-term GOP Sen. Ron Johnson for control of the closely divided chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Election Day: Who's on the ballot in the Dane County area?
In addition to statewide races for governor, attorney general and U.S. Senate, there are local contests for Assembly and Congressional seats in the Aug. 9 primary. Before you cast a ballot, learn more about the candidates running.
Republicans running for the chance to face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers this fall will meet in the Aug. 9 primary.
Former state lawmaker Adam Jarchow, Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric and conservative lawmaker Karen Mueller are running to be the Republican nominee for Attorney General on Aug. 9.Â
Two Democratic candidates will meet in the Aug. 9 primary for lieutenant governor.
Eight Republicans are running in the Aug. 9 primary for lieutenant governor.
Wisconsin's longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette will face Dane County Democratic Party chair Alexia Sabor in the Aug. 9 primary for the seat.
Three Republicans all seeking to shift election administration from a bipartisan board to an elected office will meet in the Aug. 9 primary for secretary of state.
With Sarah Godlewski running for U.S. Senate, the state Treasurer's seat is up for grabs this fall.
Republicans John Leiber and Orlando Owens will meet in the Aug. 9 primary.
Two GOP candidates will meet in the Aug. 9 primary, with the winner going on to face incumbent U.S. Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, in the general election.
Four Democrats are vying in the Aug. 9 primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind in a toss-up district.
Douglas Mullenix, of Menasha, faces an uphill battle if he plans to unseat incumbent Glenn Grothman, of Glenbeulah.
The Jefferson mayor faces a farmer who accepts that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. The winner faces Rep. Don Vruwink, D-Milton, who was redrawn into a new district.
Two candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to represent Wisconsin Assembly District 43, which is currently held by Rep. Don Vruwink
A member of the Beloit City Council and a Dodgeville High School teacher are vying for the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Mark Spreitzer.Â
Five Democratic candidates will face off Aug. 9 for the Assembly seat that has been held by departing Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie, for the last two decades.
Heavily-Democratic, the party's race for the 79th Assembly District features a Dane County Board supervisor and a former NASA employee.Â
Covering much of western Dane County as well as some of Iowa and Green counties, the 80th Assembly District has been held for 20 years by retiring Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mount Horeb.
Five Democrats are vying for the Assembly seat of retiring Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mount Horeb in the Aug. 9 primary.
