Four states held primaries on Tuesday as Democrats hope to make a push in November’s midterm elections to regain control in Washington. Wisconsin Gubernatorial primary results: Republican Gov. Scott Walker handedly defeated sole GOP challenger Robert Meyer, earning 91.59 percent of the votes compared to Meyer’s 8.41 percent in Tuesday’s primary. On the Democratic side, 66-year-old cancer survivor and state superintendent Tony Evers defeated nine other candidates with 41.75 percent of votes. Walker, seeking his 3rd term, will square off with Evers come November. GOP Primary – Scott Walker Votes: 417,654 Vote Percentage: 91.59 % Dem Primary – Tony Evers Votes: 224,544 Vote Percentage: 41.75 % U.S. Senate primary results: Leah Vukmir, a Wisconsin state senator and close ally to Gov. Scott Walker, defeated former marine Kevin Nicholson, earning 49.04 percent of the votes. The 60-year-old retired nurse will face Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. GOP Primary – Leah Vukmir Votes: 217,023 Vote Percentage: 49.04 % Dem Primary – Tammy Baldwin UNCONTESTED U.S. House of Representatives Randy Bryce, a union worker known as “Iron Stache,” won the Democratic party’s primary on Tuesday to replace a seat held by Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan for 20 years. He defeated challenger Cathy Meyers with 59.58 percent of the vote. Bryan Steil, a former Ryan aide, defeated five other challengers with 51.58 percent of the vote to earn the GOP bid as Republicans hope to keep the long-held seat red come November. GOP Primary – Bryan Steil Votes: 30,883 Vote Percentage: 51.58 % Dem Primary – Randy Bryce Votes: 36,397 Vote Percentage: 59.58 % Minnesota Gubernatorial primary results: Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson defeated former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty in a surprising upset Tuesday to secure the GOP’s nomination in the state’s primary race for governor. Johnson, who was considered an underdog in Tuesday’s primary, will now face Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, who secured the bid on the Democratic side, in the midterm elections in the Fall.
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