There are several races to watch in the Wisconsin elections this year. Governor Walker is up for reelection as the state has no term limits. He has a write in candidate for a primary opponent, Steve Evans. Democrat Mary Burke also has a primary opponent, Brett Hulsey. She has strong support from Emily's List in her run to unseat Governor Walker. http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/mary-burke
Another interesting race is the congressional primary of Paul Ryan. Ryan has a primary challenger named, Jeremy Ryan. His Democratic opponents are Rob Zerban and Amar Kaleka. Assuming that Paul Ryan and Rob Zerban both win their primaries, the November election will be interesting to watch.
Wisconsin has open primary system which means any registered voter can vote in a party's primary. Currently, Democrats hold 3 of the 8 congressional seats.
Both chambers of the state legislature are held by Republicans in Wisconsin. There are 33 Senate seats and Republicans control 18 of them. In the state assembly the Republicans control a greater margin by holding 60 of the 99 seats.
For the latest information on elections, a good source is: http://www.dailykos.com/blog/elections#
Also good is: http://www.politico.com/p/pages/2014-elections
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