Trump-backed businessman Tim Michels has won the Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary. He emerged from a contentious race against former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who was supported by both former VP Mike Pence and former Gov. Scott Walker.
Republican businessman Tim Michels has won the Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary, setting up one of the most competitive governor races of the year and capping off another primary proxy battle between former President Donald Trump and forces including former Vice President Mike Pence.
Connecticut and Vermont also held primaries Tuesday, while Minnesota hosted a red-leaning special House election, in addition to its primary.era, while Vermont Democrats are getting ready to send a woman to Congress for the first time in state history. Another big Democratic primary on Tuesday turned into more of a formality when Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’ rivals dropped out of the Senate race and endorsed him to take on GOP Sen. Ron Johnson in the fall.
Trump’s intervention mirrored other previous Republican gubernatorial primaries, in which the former president looked to upend in-state GOP power structures, like when he unsuccessfully campaigned against Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia. In Arizona last week, Trump’s pick for governor,Karrin Taylor Robson, who had the support of both outgoing GOP Gov. Doug Ducey — the co-chair of the Republican Governors Association — and Pence.
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Wisconsin's primary for governor features another proxy battle between Trump and PenceFor the third time, a candidate backed by former president Donald Trump squares off against one backed by former Vice President Mike Pence, this time, in Wisconsin.
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Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face EversTim Michels, a construction company co-owner endorsed by Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary for governor in battleground Wisconsin. Michels will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November.
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