The Democratic gains in a strong Republican year set up a chance for them to win majorities in 2026 in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin is the epicenter of a pivotal presidential election in 2024. Wisconsin Watch’s election coverage aims to provide comprehensive political analysis, along with breaking down issues and fighting misinformation.
Posted inEducation, Government
Voters approve tax increases for many Wisconsin school districts
Voters in 107 Wisconsin school districts approved tax increases to benefit schools, a preliminary Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis found. Just 30 failed.
Posted inGovernment
Photos: What Wisconsin’s democracy looked like on Election Day
Here is the best of Wisconsin Watch’s photography from Election Day, portraits of what we saw and who we met.
Posted inGovernment
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed
Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. But his proposals are more complicated than that sounds and often lack specifics.
Posted inGovernment
‘Nowhere else I’d rather be’: An ordinary Election Day follows town’s extraordinary turmoil
As anxious Americans awaited news of the country’s fate, Westfield, Wisconsin, moved on from local political fights.
Posted inGovernment
Tension in Kenosha: Election observers start watching each other
An odd standoff brewed Tuesday afternoon at a polling place in Kenosha’s Lincoln Park neighborhood: Two groups of election observers began scrutinizing each other.
Posted inGovernment
Tammy Baldwin wins third Senate term as Trump takes White House
Democrats slay gerrymander, improve margins in state Legislature
Posted inFact briefs
Are Milwaukee vote tabulation machines connected to the internet?
No. Milwaukee ballot tabulation machines are not connected to the internet.
Posted inGovernment
Milwaukee recounts thousands of absentee ballots, delaying results
Milwaukee election officials started all over again counting the city’s absentee ballots Tuesday afternoon after an observer noticed that the panel doors on the city’s 13 tabulators weren’t properly closed.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
‘Use your voice’: Ex-incarcerated Milwaukee man cherishes regained voting rights
To Ray Mendoza, the right to vote is too precious to squander. That’s how the Milwaukee man feels after surrendering that right for the roughly 20 years he spent in a federal penitentiary and on probation.
Posted inGovernment
Early voting by Republicans helps drive surge in absentee ballot numbers in Wisconsin
The totals haven’t matched the levels of 2020, when the pandemic kept many voters home, but they’re running above expectations.
Posted inGovernment
Election Day updates: Russian fake bomb threat targets Wisconsin
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Results, especially in the presidential election, may not be known tonight.