Tag: wisconsin
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Wisconsin to hold first Assembly elections in November since redistricting
Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly will take place in 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 13, 2024. The filing deadline was June 3, 2024. Wisconsin is is one of 44 states holding regular legislative elections across 85 of 99 state legislative chambers. Four incumbents lost in the…
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Incumbent Tammy Baldwin (D), Eric Hovde (R), Thomas Leager (America First Party), and Phillip Anderson (Disrupt The Corruption Party) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin
Incumbent Tammy Baldwin (D), Eric Hovde (R), Thomas Leager (America First Party), and Phillip Anderson (Disrupt The Corruption Party) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin on November 5, 2024. The Associated Press’s Scott Bauer wrote, “The seat in battleground Wisconsin is seen as essential for Democrats, who know they must win there…
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Incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) and Rebecca Cooke (D) are running in the general election for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) and Rebecca Cooke (D) are running in the general election for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin’s Charlotte Scott wrote that “voters in this district aren’t afraid to ticket split.” In 2016 and 2020, district voters re-elected then-Rep. Ron Kind (D), who represented…
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Wisconsin voters have decided on suffrage-related ballot measures eight times since 1848
Since the state constitution was ratified in 1848, Wisconsin voters have decided on suffrage-related ballot measures eight times. Five measures were approved, and three were rejected. Five of these eight measures were legislatively referred state statutes. The other three were legislatively referred constitutional amendments. Wisconsin’s first measure concerning suffrage appeared on the ballot on Nov.…
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Nine states approved bills related to noncitizen voting, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures this November
Nine states, including seven with Republican trifectas, have enacted legislation this year related to the eligibility of noncitizens to vote. In total, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures related to noncitizen voting at the November general election. In Louisiana, SB 436 requires proof of citizenship for voter registration applications. In 2022, Louisiana voters approved a ballot…
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Three candidates are running in the August 13th Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Rebecca Cooke (D), Katrina Shankland (D), and Eric Wilson (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District on August 13, 2024. Incumbent Derrick Van Orden (R) is running for re-election. Wisconsin TV station WEAU’s political analyst John Frank called the third district “the purplest of the purple” of Wisconsin’s congressional districts,…
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Most Wisconsin state legislative incumbents facing primaries since 2010
Wisconsin has 50 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, an increase of 32% from 2022. Twenty-three of these primaries are for Democrats, a 156% increase from nine in 2022. Twenty-seven primaries are for Republicans, a decrease of seven percent from 29 in 2022. A new high of 27 incumbents face primary challenges, representing 31% of…
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Five primaries are contested in Wisconsin this year—the fewest in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wisconsin was June 3, 2024. Twenty-three candidates are running for Wisconsin’s eight U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s an average of 2.88 candidates per district. There were 2.75 candidates per district in 2022, 2.88 candidates per district in 2020, and 3.13…
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Three candidates are running in the Republican primary election for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District
Andre Jacque, Roger Roth, and Tony Wied are running in the Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on August 13, 2024. The previous incumbent, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R), resigned on April 20, 2024. In addition to the regularly scheduled primaries and general election for a full term, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) called for…
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Incumbent Brian Epley, Alex Corrigan, and Susan Garcia Franz elected to Neenah Joint School District Board of Education
Incumbent Brian Epley, Alex Corrigan, and Susan Garcia Franz defeated Chari Long, Jeb Pfeifle, and Roxanne Schwandt-Knutson in the nonpartisan general election for three at-large seats on the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024. Incumbent David Williams did not seek re-election and incumbent Kristian Sahr lost in the primary, leaving…