Sarah Godlewski, Cynthia Kaump and Dawn Marie Sass will face off during the partisan primary on Aug. 14.

Travis Hartwig and Jill Millies will face off during the partisan primary on Aug. 14.

Two Republicans are vying to be Wisconsin’s next secretary of state. Both hope to return responsibilities to the office that have been stripped away in past years, but Jay Schroeder and Spencer Zimmerman have different ideas of what those responsibilities should be.

As incumbent Secretary of State Doug La Follette seeks re-election, Madison Ald. Arvina Martin hopes to take his place as the Democratic candidate in Tuesday’s primary.

“We’re paying a lot more now ... it’s just divided into so many pots, it’s so complex,” Baldwin said, saying that under the current system, “people are paying for prescription drugs that is driving them bankrupt even if they have health insurance.”

Shukla, the executive director of River Alliance of Wisconsin, joins three others who have already declared their candidacies for the post.

After Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential elections, not everyone is convinced Wisconsin is doing enough for elections security. According to Meagan Wolfe, interim administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission, there's no need to worry. 

If a Democratic political strategist were to engineer the perfect challenger to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in November, that candidate might look like a composite of the eight Democrats competing in the Aug. 14 primary.

Companies that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson worked for as a consultant laid off about 1,900 people since 2015, shutting down plants in Wisconsin and across the country as they moved to save money and shift production overseas.

On the ballot Tuesday: State Supreme Court justice, Dane County Circuit Court, Madison School Board and dozens of other local races and referendums.

Six candidates — including three incumbents — are vying for two three-year terms and one one-year term on the Evansville School Board in Tuesday’s election. Incumbent David Hamilton did not respond to requests for responses. (I) indicates incumbent.

Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Blue Mounds Village Board in Tuesday’s election. The terms are for two years. (I) indicates incumbent.

There are two positions up for election in the Spring Green-based River Valley School District in the April 3 election. There are two candidates for each position. (I) indicates incumbent.

Sun Prairie, one of the fastest growing school districts in Wisconsin, has three candidates seeking two seats on the Sun Prairie School Board in the April 3 election. The positions are three-year terms. (I) indicates incumbent.

Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Verona School Board in the April 3 election. The district is one of the fastest growing districts in the state and is in the midst of building a new high school. (I) indicates incumbent.

Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Columbus School Board in the April 3 election. The candidates include an incumbent, a nurse practitioner with children enrolled in the district, a speech-language pathologist working in another school district and a retired state employee with…

Three incumbents and two challengers are vying for three seats on the Mazomanie Village Board in the April 3 election. The term is for two years. Incumbent Ray Schlamp did not respond to requests to participate, and candidate Roger Degnan declined to participate.

Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Mount Horeb Village Board in the April 3 election. The terms are for two years. (I) indicates incumbent.

Five candidates are vying for three seats on the Waunakee Village Board in the April 3 election. The terms are for two years. The three incumbents — Bill Ranum, Stephen Kraus and Gary Herzberg — declined to send information to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Two candidates are running for a District 3 seat on the Edgerton City Council. The term is for two years.