"Money buys ads, but as we've seen far too often in Wisconsin, it can't buy wins," Schoemann adviser Ben Voelkel said. "It takes hard work and authenticity to earn voters' support, not just slick ads."

With the fields for the 2026 elections still shaping up, incumbents and candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and governor’s office turned in their campaign finance reports over the last

The state Legislature has paid $26.2 million to outside law firms on high-profile cases related to redistricting and the Gableman investigation.

No Democratic candidates have entered the gubernatorial race while Republican primary candidates report first campaign fundraising numbers.

Bill Berrien, a Republican businessman, is the first candidate to buy campaign ads in this race, spending $400,000 in cable, TV, radio and online ads.

WHITEFISH BAY, WI (WSAU) — With more than 390 days to go before Wisconsin’s 2026 Partisan Primary Election, at least one gubernatorial candidate says it’s time to start the ads.

Battles over redistricting, executive branch powers and the failed 2020 election probe topped the list of the state's most expensive legal fights.

A “confluence of errors” including unlawful actions by the former clerk in Wisconsin's capital city led to nearly 200 absentee ballots not being counted in the November presidential election, an investigation by the state elections commission released Wednesday concluded.

Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.

Her possible opponent, Wisconsin state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, raised $585,000 since launching her campaign in May.

Rebecca Bradley's latest campaign filing casts some uncertainty over whether or not she'll seek a second 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.