Republican Tom Tiffany, seen at a campaign event earlier this fall, lost to Gov.-elect David Crowley by eight percentage points on Nov. 3, as Democrats won all statewide offices, took control of both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature and picked up two congressional seats. "We have to reevaluate every single thing that we’ve done, and we have to make the necessary changes,” says Republican state Sen. Julian Bradley, who will be Senate minority leader next year.
The State Capitol Building in Madison on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Whether you call Wisconsin’s Nov. 3 election a political setback, a major loss or a complete trouncing for Republicans, the end result is the same: The GOP lost every statewide contest on the ballot, two Republican-held congressional districts and control of both legislative chambers for the first time in 16 years.
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Republican Tom Tiffany, seen at a campaign event earlier this fall, lost to Gov.-elect David Crowley by eight percentage points on Nov. 3, as Democrats won all statewide offices, took control of both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature and picked up two congressional seats. "We have to reevaluate every single thing that we’ve done, and we have to make the necessary changes,” says Republican state Sen. Julian Bradley, who will be Senate minority leader next year.
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