Elections

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has entered Wisconsin’s 2026 race for governor, joining a crowded Democratic primary field and vowing to “get things done the Wisconsin way” if elected.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has agreed to adjust an order that governs how Madison should run its elections after the city discovered nearly 200 uncounted absentee ballots.

Among registered voters, 49 percent said they would vote for a Democrat for Congress if the election were held today compared to 44 percent who said they’d vote for a Republican.

In total, 127 cases of potential fraud or irregularities covering several elections were referred to prosecutors between Sept. 13, 2024, and Nov. 5, 2025, the Wisconsin Elections Commission report made public on Wednesday showed.

Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday approved a slate of GOP-authored election bills, including one that would change how absentee ballots are processed and eliminate the use of central count locations.

Two attorneys who helped shape a legal strategy to help President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 election loss are among those who received a presidential pardon Sunday, although a state investigation against them is still active.

With a year to go until the 2026 midterm elections, some are wondering if last week’s Democratic sweeps in states like Virginia and New Jersey could be a sign of things to come in Wisconsin.

Despite past bipartisan backing, a Republican state lawmaker says he has to “punt” an initiative to let election clerks process absentee ballots before election day because it doesn’t have enough GOP support.

A Republican bill that would ban absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin spurred debate among GOP lawmakers Tuesday about whether the proposal is based in reality.

Republican Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney is running again for Wisconsin Attorney General.