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Wisconsin Democrats ask state commission to let mail-in voters recast ballots after changes to gubernatorial candidate field

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Seven Democrats seek Wisconsin governor nomination as Evers retires

Mandela Barnes (D), David Crowley (D), Francesca Hong (D), Sara Rodriguez (D), and three other candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on August 11, 2026. As of June 2026, Barnes, Crowley, Hong, and Rodriguez led in endorsements, polls, and fundraising.

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Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally: ‘I’m so proud of you’

Artists including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons join VP at rally briefly interrupted by Gaza protesters

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Swipe, like, vote: the organizers using dating apps to boost turnout

Kristi Johnston, 26, is encouraging potential romantic partners to vote in Wednesday’s critical election – is it working?

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Jonathan Bernstein: How Democrats are able to accomplish so much

One of the biggest political stories of 2022 was how the Republican Party fielded an unusually large number of weak candidates for Senate and gubernatorial primaries. Republicans’ failure to elevate candidates with wide appeal cost them dearly in the November midterms, when they bungled potentially winnable contests in Georgia, Pennsylvania…

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GOP's tough talk on crime is hypocrisy

Crime is much worse in "red states" — and that's been true for years. Why don't Democrats ever just say it?

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Exclusive: New PAC targets Dems written off by the establishment

The Senate hopeful wants to help "diverse, groundbreaking, pro-democracy candidates."

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Wisconsin voting groups criticize GOP minority turnout email

Comments by a Republican state election commissioner applauding GOP strategies for helping depress Black and Hispanic turnout in Wisconsin’s largest city came as little surprise to groups seeking to organize minority voters there

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Francis Wilkinson: Democrats had bad candidates, too. But they weren’t dangerous

Herschel Walker was a bad candidate.

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Super PAC money could kill Democrats

If Democratic leaders don't crack down on super PAC spending, they'll lose control of the party to billionaires

Salon

Midterm stunner shows extremes don't pay

Most voters are tired of radical, intemperate rhetoric on all sides.

Axios

Democrat Mark Kelly holds seat in Arizona's U.S. Senate race

Control of the U.S. Senate still had not been determined as of Friday evening, three days after the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Heading into the election, Republicans needed to pick up only one seat to take the majority in the 100-seat chamber, which would allow them to block much of…

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Johnson holds on in Wisconsin in crucial GOP Senate victory

GOP Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has won a third term, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes and handing Republicans a chance to take control of the 50-50 Senate.

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Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Ron Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson’s lead over Democrat Mandela Barnes was large enough after all the votes from Democratic strongholds in Wisconsin had been counted that Barnes couldn’t close the gap

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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is reelected, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin

Johnson's seat was once considered to be one of the most vulnerable for the GOP this cycle.

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Ron Johnson wins Wisconsin election beating Mandela Barnes

The Wisconsin Republican whom many Democrats hoped to depose wins a third term

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Wisconsin's Ron Johnson declares win; Barnes doesn't concede

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has claimed victory in battleground Wisconsin as he holds a narrow lead over Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes in a pivotal race for determining majority control of the Senate

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Stories about crime are rife with misinformation and racism, critics say

We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place.

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GOP Sen. Johnson faces challenge in battleground Wisconsin

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson seeks to win a third term in battleground Wisconsin against Mandela Barnes, a Democrat hoping to make history as the state’s first Black senator, in one of the handful of races that could determine which party controls the chamber

The Independent UK

The most important midterm elections to watch on Election Day

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders warns ‘future of this country’ at stake in final campaign blitz before midterms

During multi-state tour before Election Day, progressive senator tells supporters that ‘the future of this country’ hinges on the balance of power at stake in congressional and state-level races

Daily Mirror

US Midterms: Key states which will decide elections between Democrats and Republicans

With just a week to go before voters go to the polls for the November 8 Midterms in the US, the state races are heating up and some remain on a knife edge

The Guardian - US

Republican candidates on climate: ‘fake science’ to ‘carbon is healthy’

Despite this urgency, climate has not been a focal point for Democrats or Republicans ahead of midterm elections

The Guardian - US

How Republicans’ racist attack ads wiped out Democrat’s lead in Wisconsin

Ron Johnson’s campaign of ‘race and fear’ is affecting Senate race that Mandela Barnes once looked to have in the bag

WEKU

4 Senate races that could provide the key to control

Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona come into focus in final days. Plus: where things stand in seven other Senate contests.

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