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Ryan, Johnson, Feingold Sweep Primary Races

A RUNDOWN OF TUESDAY’S ELECTION RESULTS. A PRIMARY ACCORDING TO STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS THAT SAW ABOUT A 13% TURNOUT. FOLLOWING A PRIMARY ELECTION THE DIE IS CAST FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS ACROSS THE STATE. SOME PRIMARIES DETERMINED THE OFFICE HOLDER IN SELECT RACES. IN WISCONSIN’S U.S. SENATE RACE DEMOCRATIC FORMER U.S. SENATOR RUSS FEINGOLD EASILY WON THE PRIMARY RACE WITH 90% OF THE VOTE PITTING HIM IN THE GENERAL AGAINST INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN SENATOR RON JOHNSON. LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE PHIL ANDERSON IS ALSO ON THE BALLOT. IN THE MUCH WATCHED RACE IN THE OPEN 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN MIKE GALLAGHER DEFEATED TWO GOP CHALLENGERS CAPTURING 74% OF THE VOTE TO MOVE ON TO THE GENERAL ELECTION. HE WILL FACE DEMOCRAT TOM NELSON TO REPLACE REID RIBBLE, A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN WHO IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION. IN A LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN THE 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RYAN OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATED HIS PRIMARY CHALLENGER AND NOW FACES DEMOCRAT RYAN SOLON IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. IN THE 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GWEN MOORE BEAT FORMER STATE SENATOR GARY GEORGE 85% TO HIS 15% AND IS REELECTED FOR ANOTHER TWO-YEAR TERM WITH NO REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER IN THE GENERAL. MILWAUKEE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHN CHISHOLM TARGETED FOR DEFEAT OVER HIS PROSECUTION OF THE JOHN DOE CASES EASILY WON HIS PRIMARY CONTEST AND WITH NO GENERAL ELECTION CHALLENGER IS REELECTED AS D.A. THERE. LIKEWISE IN DANE COUNTY

SITTING DISTRICT ATTORNEY ISMAEL OZANNE DEFEATED A CHALLENGER FROM INSIDE HIS OFFICE AND KEEPS HIS POSITION WITH NO GENERAL ELECTION CHALLENGER. IN THE OPEN SEAT FOR THE 18th SENATE DISTRICT DEMOCRAT MARK HARRIS, THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY EXECUTIVE, WILL FACE REPUBLICAN DAN FEYEN THIS FALL. MILWAUKEE STATE SENATOR DEMOCRAT LENA TAYLOR WON REELECTION WITH 61% OF THE VOTE AND HAS NO GOP CHALLENGER IN THE GENERAL. AND DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE LA TONYA JOHNSON WILL BE SWORN IN IS AS STATE SENATOR FROM MILWAUKEE BEATING HER PRIMARY CHALLENGERS IN AN UNCONTESTED GENERAL ELECTION RACE. REMEMBER YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AT WISCONSINVOTE.ORG.