The polls show independent voters who have been critical to Walker's narrow victories in the past are moving away from him.

Young people tend to vote for Democrats, but they also tend stay away during midterm elections. It's a perennial frustration for the party — one it is trying to overcome as it seeks to take control of Congress.

Vukmir used a tried-and-true template to win statewide GOP primaries.

The winner of the primary secured the District 77 seat since no Republican or independent challenger is running for the office.

Paul Ryan is not seeking re-election.

With all but three precincts reporting Tuesday night, Madison had a turnout of 30.3 percent and Dane County at 29 percent of their voting-age eligible populations. 

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

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

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.

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.

“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.

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.