2022 Midterm Elections

Democratic Field Thins in Wisconsin US Senate Primary, Consolidates Behind Barnes

Democratic Field Thins in Wisconsin US Senate Primary, Consolidates Behind Barnes
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks with a law enforcement officer in an undated photo. Courtesy of Ron Johnson for Senate
Nanette Holt
Nanette Holt
Senior Features Editor
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Three candidates have dropped out ahead of Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Aug. 9 as the party appears to be consolidating support behind Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.

State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski’s decision to withdraw from the race on July 29 came after Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson dropped out on July 25 and Barnes’s top rival, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, followed suit on July 27. Godlewski and Nelson had been trailing Barnes and Lasry by double digits in public polling.

Nanette Holt
Nanette Holt
Senior Features Editor
Nanette Holt is an 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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