Ryan challenge leads quiet Wisconsin primary slate
(AP) — Political rookie Paul Nehlen's longshot bid to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan will be the unexpected highlight of the Wisconsin primary.
[...] Nehlen, the senior vice president of water filtration company Neptune Benson, got plenty of national attention last week when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump praised him and said he wasn't ready to endorse Ryan.
Three candidates are vying for the GOP nomination in northeastern Wisconsin's 8th District after incumbent Republican Reid Ribble decided not to seek a fourth term.
Gallagher, who served as national security adviser for Gov. Scott Walker's short-lived presidential campaign, had a huge money advantage, raising more than $1 million between January and late July.
Three congressional incumbents, an ousted senator looking to make a comeback and a prominent state lawmaker are locked in their own primary fights.
In western Wisconsin's 3rd District, Democratic Rep. Ron Kind faces former high school history teacher Myron Bucholz of Eau Claire.
Russ Feingold has been running for months against GOP Sen. Ron Johnson in a rematch of their 2010 Senate race, but on Tuesday he needs to get past Scott Harbach to nail down the Democratic nomination.
Two federal judges have ruled people who can't obtain IDs can vote by affidavit or with a special receipt from the state Department of Transportation, but those decisions won't take effect until November.