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Noon Wednesday: Why Wisconsin Didn't Elect as Many Women in the 2018 Midterms

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

January 9, 2019

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In the "year of the woman," Wisconsin fell short from national trends and its closest Midwest neighbors when it came to electing more women to office. Hayley Sperling of WisContext did an analysis of the numbers to look at what contributed to the state's low numbers.

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