Here & Now

Primary Elections Result in More Diverse State Legislature

Zac Schultz:

Tuesday was the fall primary election. But for a handful of race the primary effectively decides the winner and the results show the state Legislature will be more diverse next year. In Dane County, Melissa Sargent and Kelda Helen Roys each won primaries for the State Senate and will replace two retiring white men. In Madison, an African immigrant, Samba Baldeh, and an Asian-American woman, Francesca Hong won competitive primaries in heavily Democratic districts. And in the Milwaukee suburbs, Julian Bradley, a black man won the primary in the heavily Republican 28th Senate District.