Category: Elections

WisconsinReport.com – In tabulations of the Democratic Primary for Wisconsin Governor at 12:00 midnight, Tony Evers is the favorite to run against Republican Governor Scott Walker. Evers, 40 percent, has been declared the Primary winner over nine other Democrats running for the opportunity to be on the November ballot. Mahlon Mitchell gathered the next most votes with 20 percent, followed by Kelda Roys with 14 percent. On the Republican side, Incumbent Scott Walker has been declared the winner of the primary with 93 percent, over GOP challenger, Robert Meyer. – WISCREPORT NEWSBRIEFS News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]  

WisconsinReport.com – A federal commission created by President Donald J. Trump on so-called “election integrity” grounds, announced in 2017, was disbanded by the president Weds., January 4, 2018. Trump (above-right) had claimed there may have been improprieties in the 2016 election that put him in the White House. He was concerned that although he won more electoral votes, his opponent, Hillary Clinton (above-left), received roughly 3 million more popular votes. He wanted the commission to prove Clinton’s popular vote total was in error, suggesting the commission might discover “dead people” may have been counted among the popular votes received by Hillary Clinton. The commission produced no report during it’s short

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/09/2015) – New Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair, Martha Laning, wants to do what she can to change the power balance in the State Capitol. Laning, from a middle class Central Wisconsin family, was elected party chairperson at the state Democrats Convention in Milwaukee the weekend of June 5th and 6th, 2015. She has analyzed comparisons between Republicans and Democrats and thinks she may have the answers that will persuade voters to put Democrats back in power.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/17/2015) – A new Marquette University Law School poll shows that 78 percent of Wisconsin voters oppose Governor Scott Walker’s plan to cut aid to schools by $127 million. Nearly that many state voters, 70 percent, do not appreciate the Governor Walker plan to also cut $300 Million from the University of Wisconsin system.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/23/2015) – The United States Supreme Court failed to take up the challenge to the State’s Voter ID law. That effectively validates the law, putting it into effect. However, it will not go into effect until after the current April 7th election process, which is already in progress.