Statewide candidates advance to general election

By Kim McDarison 

Fort Atkinson and Whitewater voters arriving to the primary polls Tuesday found on their ballots the names of candidates running for seats in the U.S. Senate, and for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer. A voters guide, with brief profiles of each candidate is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/primary-election-guide-statewide-races-on-aug-9-ballot/. 

The partisan primary election saw statewide voters from within each party choosing candidates whose names will next appear on the November general election ballot. The election will be held Nov. 8. 

Candidates winning placement on the November ballot follow. 

Governor: Evers to race against Tim Michels, Joan Ellis Beglinger 

Republican candidate  Tim Michels will race against Democratic incumbent Tony Evers in November. Evers ran unchallenged Tuesday as his party’s nominee. Also advancing to the November ballot is Independent candidate Joan Ellis Beglinger. With 85% of Republican primary precincts reported as of Wednesday afternoon, statewide totals, as reported by Ballotpedia, follow: 

(* Candidates running in uncontested primary races with no tallies reported as of Wednesday afternoon by Ballotpedia.) 

The full Ballotpedia report is here: https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022. 

U.S. Senator: Johnson to race against Barnes

Republican candidate Ron Johnson will race against Democratic candidate Mandela Barnes in November. Johnson beat his primary opponent David Schroeder by a large margin. With 84% of Democratic primary precincts counted as reported by Ballopedia as of Wednesday afternoon, Barnes advanced from a field of eight primary candidates, three of whom — Sarah Godlewski, Alex Lasry and Tom Nelson — unofficially withdrew in advance of the race. Barnes, too, distanced himself from his primary opponents by a large margin. Statewide totals are as follow: 

The full Ballotpedia report is here: https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin,_2022. 

Lieutenant Governor: Rodriguez to race against Roth 

Republican candidate Roger Roth will race against Democratic candidate Sara Rodriquez in November. Rodriguez won her place on the general election ballot against two challengers, including a write-in candidate — Angela Kennedy — by a large margin. With 71% of Republican primary precincts counted, as reported by Ballotpedia as of Wednesday afternoon, Roth emerged from his primary election from a field of eight. Statewide totals are as follow: 

The full Ballotpedia report is here: https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022.

Attorney General: Kaul to race against Toney

Republican candidate Eric Toney will race against Democratic incumbent Josh Kaul in November. Kaul ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Statewide totals posted Thursday by Ballotpedia note a close race between Toney and one of two Republican primary challengers, Adam Jarchow. The other Republican primary challenger was Karen Mueller. National media outlets have reported that Jarchow issued a statement Wednesday during a news conference, urging voters to place their support behind Toney. Statewide totals follow. 

(* Candidates running in uncontested primary races with no tallies reported as of Thursday afternoon by Ballotpedia.)

The full Ballotpedia report is here: https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Attorney_General_election,_2022.

Republican primary election tallies for this race as published by USA Today, showing Toney as the successful candidate,  are here: https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/race/2022-08-09-other-R-WI-50022/

Secretary of State: La Follette, Loudenbeck, Harmon advance to November ballot

Republican candidate Amy Loudenbeck will race against Democratic incumbent Douglas La Follette in November. La Follette emerged victorious from the primary after facing a single opponent. With 70% of precincts counted as reported by Ballotpedia as of Wednesday afternoon, Loudenbeck has emerged from a field of three. Also advancing to November’s ballot is Libertarian Party candidate Neil Harmon. Statewide totals are as follow: 

(* Candidates running in uncontested primary races with no tallies reported as of Wednesday evening by Ballotpedia.) 

The full Ballotpedia report is here: https://ballotpedia.org/Douglas_La_Follette

State Treasurer: Richardson, Lieber, Zuelke advance to November ballot 

Democratic candidate Aaron Richardson will race against Republican candidate John Leiber and Constitution Party candidate Andrew Zuelke in November, according to Ballotpedia. With 43% of precincts reported by Ballopedia in the Republican primary as of Wednesday evening, statewide totals for the candidates follow. 

(* Candidates running in uncontested primary races with no tallies reported as of Wednesday evening by Ballotpedia.) 

Information about the candidates and the primary race for State Treasurer as presented by Ballotpedia is here: https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Treasurer_election,_2022

Unofficial Tallies

According to the Wisconsin Election Commission website, Wisconsin does not have a statewide system using a central official website or feed where unofficial results are reported on Election Night. Unofficial election results reported on Election Night instead are gathered, typically by the media, from each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Unofficial tallies are recorded and posted, as stipulated by state law, on Election Night on each county’s website. 

About Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia:About

A story about candidates running in county races affecting Fort Atkinson and Whitewater is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/jefferson-walworth-county-candidates-advance-to-general-election/

Updates: 

The state treasurer race has been updated as of Wednesday evening. This story will continue to be updated as information becomes available. 

The secretary of state race has been updated to include Libertarian party candidate Neil Harmon. 

The attorney general race has been updated to include primary vote tallies as reported Thursday by Ballotpedia. 

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