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Messy Wisconsin GOP Senate primary comes to tense end

By Emily Jashinsky
Published August 14, 2018 4:00am ET
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Messy Wisconsin GOP Senate primary comes to tense end
FILE - In this July 26, 2018, file photo, Republican U.S. Senate candidates Leah Vukmir, right, and Kevin Nicholson debate in Milwaukee. Nicholson, running as an outsider, is running against Vukmir, a 15-year veteran of the Legislature who had the state GOP endorsement. | (Tyger Williams/AP)

Wisconsin Republicans really wanted to avoid a contentious Senate primary this year. They failed.

Operatives believe the bloody intra-party battle of 2012 contributed mightily to Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s win over popular former Gov. Tommy Thompson. Voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday, six years to the day after Thompson’s primary win.

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