MADISON, Wis.
— Wisconsin voters on Tuesday rejected Republican-authored ballot questions that would have limited the governor’s power to spend federal money that comes to the state for disaster relief or any other crisis, unless it’s already earmarked.Wisconsin voters also set the field in a closely watched Senate contest Tuesday, with Republican businessman Eric Hovde, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, easily winning Wisconsin’s Republican primary.
“This was a referendum on our administration’s work and the future for Wisconsin we’ve been working hard to build together, and the answer is reflected in the people’s vote tonight,” Evers said in a statement. In the Senate race, Hovde faced only nominal opposition and has been running as the presumptive nominee for months. He’s already spent at least $13 million of his own money on the race to knock off Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who ran unopposed in her party’s primary as she seeks a third term.Baldwin has attacked Hovde as an out-of-touch California bank owner, while Hovde argues Baldwin is too liberal for Wisconsin. Hovde previously ran for the Senate in 2012 but lost in the primary.
State Sen. Andre Jacque, who argues he is the “proven conservative fighter," was trailing based on early returns.
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