In less than a week, months and in some cases close to a year’s worth of campaigning will come to a head in the Aug. 14 Wisconsin Partisan Primary.
The race for Lincoln County Sheriff between Pete Borchardt and Ken Schneider will essentially be decided in the primary, as both candidates are running as Republicans. Likewise, in the race for Lincoln County Coroner, both incumbent Paul Proulx and challenger Mark Raymer are running on the Republican ticket.
Along with the heavily publicized and heated Sheriff and Coroner races locally, will be several state-wide races including Governor, Attorney General, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, odd-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats, Wisconsin Treasurer, Wisconsin Secretary of State and all Wisconsin Assembly seats.
In addition, incumbent Lincoln County Clerk of Court Marie Peterson is running unopposed for re-election as a Democrat.
The winners of each office contested in the primary will advance to the Fall General Election ballot on Nov. 6.
Voters should remember that crossover voting will disqualify your ballot in the Wisconsin partisan primary; you can only vote for candidates of one party throughout the ballot. For example, voters who chose to cast a vote in the Republican race for sheriff and coroner cannot then vote for a Democrat for governor or any other office.
Below are the contested offices and respective candidates for the Aug. 14 Primary:
Wisconsin Governor:
Democrat-
Andy Gronik
Tony Evers
Matthew Flynn
Josh Pade
Paul Soglin
Kathleen Vinehout
Michael McCabe
Mahlon Mitchell
Kelda Royas
Dana Wachs
Republican-
Scott Walker
Robert Meyer
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor:
Democrat-
Mandela Barnes
Kurt Kober
Republican-
Rebecca Kleefisch
Wisconsin State Assembly-District 35:
Democrat-
Mark Martello
Republican-
Mary Felzkowski
Wisconsin-US Senate
Democrat-
Tammy Baldwin
Republican-
Leah Vukmir
Griffin Jones
George Lucia
Kevin Nicholson
Charles Barman
U.S House-Wisconsin District 7
Democrat-
Margaret Engebretson
Brian Ewert
Republican-
Sean Duffy
Wisconsin Secretary of State:
Democrat-
Douglas J. LaFollette
Arvina Martin
Republican-
Jay Schroeder
Spencer Zimmerman
State Attorney General:
Democrat-
Josh Kaul
Republican-
Brad Schimel
State Treasurer:
Democrat-
Sarah Godlewski
Cynthia Kaump
Dawn Marie Sass
Republican
Travis Hartwig
Jill Millies