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Vol. 41 • No. 31 • Thurs., Aug. 11, 2022 - Wed. Aug. 17, 2022 • An HTGroup, LLC Publication • Serving The Milwaukee Area • 75¢
Wisconsin's Fall Primary election results On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Wisconsinites went to the polls to narrow the field of candidates in three of the top races for the state of Wisconsin. Those include races for Governor, Lt. Governor and Ron Johnson's US Senate seat. Here are the results: The Governor's race: In the race for Wisconsin's highest office, Republican Tim Michels will face off against incumbent Democrat Gov. Tony Evers. Michels fought a packed race against other Republican candidates including former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. Both Michels and Kleefisch falsely claimed the 2020 presidential election was rigged, a lie former President Donald Trump has pushed in an effort to overturn his loss to Joe Biden. Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the election was taint-
Governor's Race
U.S. Senate Race
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Gov. Tony Evers (D)
Tim Michels (R)
ed. The former president’s that runs Wisconsin elecallegations of fraud were also tions. roundly rejected by courts, including by judges Trump The U.S. Senate race: appointed. The other highly watched race has been the race for Michels said decertifying Sen. Ron Johnson's U.S. the results of the 2020 con- Senate seat. Johnson, who test was not a priority but promised during his last said “everything will be on run not to seek re-election, the table.” He supports other reneged on said promise changes to voting and elec- post-Donald Trump's loss. tions, including dismantling In response, the race bethe bipartisan commission came packed with Demo-
Mandela Barnes (D)
Sen. Ron Johnson (R)
cratic candidates seeking a chance to unseat Johnson in the fall. Some of those who were contending for a spot were Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, Sarah Godlewski, Tom Nelson, Steven Olikara, Darrell Williams, Kou Lee, and Peter Peckarsky. Barnes, who had been the front runner from the start, ended up beating the other candidates by
77.82 percent, and winning the chance to unseat Sen. Johnson. Lt. Governor's race: With Barnes vacating the office of Lt. Governor to focus on the race for U.S. Senate, that meant the office was open to be filled by either a Democrat or Republican. The two Democratic candidates running were (Continued on pg. 2)
Brewers celebrate 40 years of baseball greatness by honoring five great players
Photos by Yvonne Kemp
On Saturday, August 6, 2022, The Milwaukee Brewers held a special pregame ceremony to honor some of their most prominent past players and club officials as part of the their '40th Anniversary Celebration Weekend.' As part of the weekend, Prince Fielder was enshrined into the Brewers Walk of Fame, the 21st player to be inducted into the prestigious group. Also legends Ryan Braun and Jonathan Lucroy joined the Brewers Wall of Honor with FranAn HTGroup, LLC Publication
cisco Rodriguez, a 2021inductee, who was also being recognized. Lucroy officially retired from his playing days as a member of the Brewers; and he, Braun, Rodriguez and Fielder were onsite to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. A pregame flyover featured four F-35 jets from the 58th Fighter Squadron out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Fielder (right, lower photo) was also joined by his two sons Haven (right) and Jadyn (left). www.milwaukeetimesnews.com