By Kim McDarisonWith 246 votes separating them, Republican candidate Scott Johnson has emerged as the winner of a seat in Wisconsin Assembly District 33. The district includes residents in Jefferson and Rock counties. Across the district, Johnson earned 13,707 or 50.5% of the vote and Vruwink earned 13,461 or 49.5%. By county,...
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Schutt defeats Brown in bid for Assembly District 31 seat
By Kim McDarison Republican candidate Ellen Schutt has won a seat representing Wisconsin Assembly District 31. Across the district, which serves constituents in Rock and Walworth counties, Schutt earned 14,704 or 59% of the vote. Her challenger, Democratic candidate Brienne Brown, earned 10,134 or nearly 41%. In Rock County, Schutt received with 5,060...
Nass holds seat
By Kim McDarison Across the four counties represented within State Senate District 11 — Jefferson, Kenosha, Rock and Walworth — Republican incumbent Steve Nass retained his seat. He ran against Democratic challenger Steven Doelder. Tallies from across the district show Nass as the winner of the race with 44,967 or 58% of the...
Steil returns as Congressional District 1 representative
By Kim McDarisonRepublican incumbent candidate Bryan Steil will be returning to his seat serving Wisconsin’s Congressional District 1. Nonprofit election site ballotpedia.org reported early Wednesday morning that, districtwide, the candidate received 54.9% of the vote and his Democratic challenger, Ann Roe, earned 44.4%. The ballotpedia.org page is here: https://ballotpedia.org/Bryan_Steil. In Walworth...
Large margin returns Fitzgerald to U.S. House
By Kim McDarison U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald will be returning for another term representing U.S. Congressional District 5. According to information made available after Tuesday’s election by ballotpedia.org, the Republican incumbent earned 64.6% of the districtwide vote while his opponent, Democratic challenger Mike Van Someren, earned 35.4%. The ballotpedia.org page...