Tag: wisconsin
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Thirty-one candidates are running in Wisconsin’s eight U.S. House districts — the most since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin was June 1, 2026. This year has the highest number of candidates since 2014. Thirty-one candidates — 19 Democrats and 12 Republicans — are running for Wisconsin’s eight congressional districts. That’s 3.9 candidates per district. There were 2.9 candidates per…
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Wisconsin state legislative contests see drop in primaries and incumbent challenges
Wisconsin has 24 contested state legislative primaries in 2026, 10% of all possible primaries and the second-smallest percentage since 2010. Fifteen of the primaries are for Democrats, and nine are for Republicans. In 2026, 6% of the state legislative incumbents running for election in Wisconsin will face primary contests, down from a record high of…
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Seven Democrats seek Wisconsin governor nomination as Evers retires
Mandela Barnes (D), David Crowley (D), Francesca Hong (D), Sara Rodriguez (D), and three other candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on August 11, 2026. As of June 2026, Barnes, Crowley, Hong, and Rodriguez led in endorsements, polls, and fundraising. Incumbent Tony Evers (D) is not running for re-election. Wisconsin…
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Major donors back competing candidates in Wisconsin's 7th District Republican primary
Michael Alfonso, Jessi Ebben, Kevin Hermening, Donald Raihala, and Niina Threlfall-Baum are running in the Republican primary for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District on Aug. 11. Alfonso, Ebben, Hermening, and Threlfall-Baum lead in media attention. Incumbent Tom Tiffany (R) is running for governor of Wisconsin. Alfonso, Ebben, and Hermening are campaigning as self-described America First Republicans,…
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Five Republican trifecta states and one with divided government enact bills reducing agency power in 2026
State legislative sessions in 2026 have featured a number of bills affecting the administrative state, with five Republican trifecta states and one state with a divided government enacting bills that reduce the power of state agencies. The term administrative state refers to executive branch agencies with unelected officials (in this case, at the state level)…
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Wisconsin governor signs two election bills, vetoes one
The Wisconsin Legislature adjourned its 2026 regular session on March 19. During that time, lawmakers sent three election-related bills to Gov. Tony Evers (D), who signed two of them and vetoed one. On April 8, Evers vetoed AB 595, which would have required the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) to remove ineligible voters from the voter…
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Kansas and Wisconsin governors veto bills opting their states into federal school choice tax credit program
The Democratic governors of Kansas and Wisconsin both vetoed bills opting their states into the federal school choice tax credit scholarship program. They became the fourth and fifth Democratic governors to veto bills opting in to the program. At least 27 states have officially opted into the program, 23 of which have a Republican trifecta.…
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Chris Taylor elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court, expanding liberal majority from 4-3 to 5-2 and securing liberal control through 2030
Chris Taylor defeated Maria S. Lazar in the general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 7, 2026. As a result, the Court's liberal majority expanded from 4-3 to 5-2. Incumbent Rebecca Bradley did not run for re-election. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court elections are officially nonpartisan, but candidates often take stances on specific issues and receive…
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Wisconsin Governor vetoes four bills that would curtail agency rulemaking power
On March 20, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) vetoed Senate Bills (SB) 275, 276, 277, and 289. These four bills were part of a legislative package that Republican sponsors called a “Red Tape Reset,” which would have limited agency rulemaking powers. Wisconsin has a divided government. SB 275 would have required that agency statements of…
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Where Wisconsin’s Supreme Court candidates stand on data centers, immigration, and Act 10
Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court election is a week away, and Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges Maria S. Lazar (District II) and Chris Taylor (District IV) are both running for a ten-year term. Incumbent Rebecca Bradley, a member of the Court's minority conservative bloc, is not running for re-election. While the 2023 and 2025 elections broke…