What Went Down In Elections In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont And Connecticut
With 13 percent of the expected vote now counted in the Republican primary for Wisconsin governor, Kleefisch leads Michels by about 3 percentage points. This race is living up to the billing so far.
Latest count in Wisconsin’s GOP primary for governor
Results of Wisconsin’s Republican primary for governor, as of 9:39 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Kleefisch | 44,705 | 47.6% |
| Tim Michels | 41,948 | 44.7 |
| Timothy Ramthun | 3,519 | 3.7 |
| Kevin Nicholson | 2,972 | 3.2 |
| Adam J. Fischer | 788 | 0.8 |
Democrats shouldn’t have any trouble holding the office of Connecticut secretary of state this fall, but notably, the Republican primary for that office was just won by Dominic Rapini, who has cast doubt over the 2020 election result with his repeated references to widespread voter fraud, which have not been substantiated. That means Republicans have now nominated (so far) six secretary of state candidates who have denied or questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election: deniers in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and New Mexico, and questioners in Alabama and Connecticut.
One thing that can get lost in the conversation about whether or not Republicans will have a good or bad year is that they can have a pretty unimpressive night in the House and still take control of it. The current Democratic majority is just so narrow, and there are just so many places for the GOP to make inroads or flip districts.