2022 Midterm Elections
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Wisconsin’s Lt. Gov. Barnes Advances to Face Incumbent Johnson in High-Spending Match-Up for US Senate

Wisconsin’s Lt. Gov. Barnes Advances to Face Incumbent Johnson in High-Spending Match-Up for US Senate
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks with supporters at an event for his 2022 reelection campaign in an undated photo. Courtesy of Ron Johnson for U.S. Senate
Nanette Holt
Nanette Holt
Senior Features Editor
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Incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson sailed past his only challenger in Wisconsin’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Aug. 9 and will face Wisconsin’s Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the general election in November.

The Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ called the races for Johnson and Barnes not long after polls closed on Tuesday.

Nanette Holt
Nanette Holt
Senior Features Editor
Nanette Holt is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter and senior features editor covering issues of national interest. Ms. Holt has had more than 30 years of experience in media and has written for Reader’s Digest, Woman’s World, the Tampa Tribune, the St. Petersburg Times, and others.
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