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National Guard Assists at Polls/Tiffany Wins 7th Cong. Seat

Frederica Freyberg:

For the second time in as many months, Wisconsin voters went to the polls during the COVID-19 crisis. The Wisconsin National Guard also activated again to help work polling places in Tuesday’s 7th Congressional District special election. About 160 guard members helped serve the 700 municipalities. They worked in civilian clothes, performing the same duties as other poll workers. And on Tuesday, Republican Tom Tiffany defeated Democrat Tricia Zunker in the 7th Congressional District. It spans 26 northern Wisconsin counties. Like every other seat in Congress, the 7th Congressional District is on the ballot again in November. Tiffany is expected to be in Washington next week, where Congress is looking at more measures to combat COVID-19.