This month’s primary election has determined the candidates that are up for election in less than three months. Below are the candidates running in major statewide races this fall. Also on the ballot this November are the state's eight congressional seats, all 99 state Assembly seats, and the 17 odd-numbered state Senate seats.
U.S. Senate - Senator Ron Johnson (incumbent/R) vs. Mandela Barnes (D)
Governor/Lt. Governor - Governor Tony Evers (incumbent) and Sara Rodriguez (D) vs. Tim Michels and Roger Roth (R)
Attorney General - Attorney General Josh Kaul (incumbent/D) vs. Eric Toney (R)
Secretary of State - Secretary of State Doug La Follette (incumbent/D) vs. Amy Loudenbeck (R)
State Treasurer - Aaron Richardson (D) vs. John Leiber (R)
With the largest state voter turnout for a partisan midterm primary election in almost 40 years, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels and Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes both won their respective primary battles and advanced to the November general election. Each will face two strong incumbents running for reelection - Governor Tony Evers (D) and U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R). How Michels and Barnes won their primary elections followed two very different paths, but the upcoming election will showcase two of the closest watched races in the nation. The Johnson-Barnes matchup, in particular, could very well determine which party controls the United States Senate for the second half of President Biden's first term in the White House. Outsider candidate Tim Michels will face off against incumbent Governor Tony Evers in a highly competitive race that will determine if Republicans control the Governor's office and Legislature or whether Democrats will still have a reliable veto under a Democrat governor.