Republicans held their majorities in the state Senate and Assembly on Tuesday and were on the path to pick up new seats in both houses — gains that would give them among their largest majorities in decades.
Voters in Madison resoundingly approved a plan to exceed school revenue limits by up to $26 million a year, while in the Dane County suburbs, huge building proposals were approved in Sun Prairie, McFarland and Belleville.
Republican Donald Trump won a stunning upset victory Tuesday in Wisconsin — part of a series of Rust Belt victories that propelled him to the White House.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh won re-election Tuesday in a come-from-behind victory that mirrored the unexpectedly strong showing by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Democrat Scott McDonell earned a second term Tuesday as Dane County Clerk, beating back a challenge from former state quality control expert Karen McKim.