POLL WORKERS SORT ballots at the Kenosha Municipal building on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, file)

Wisconsin has two statewide ballot measures and will choose the Republican challenger to an incumbent U.S. senator in its primary election Tuesday.

Voters in both Florence and northern Marinette counties will see these questions and candidates on Tuesday’s ballot:

BALLOT MEASURES

A pair of questions on Tuesday’s ballot would give state legislators more control over how federal money is spent in the state.

If approved by a majority of voters statewide, the Republican-backed proposals would amend the Wisconsin Constitution to limit the governor’s power to spend federal funds unilaterally in specific instances, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.

One would require legislative approval before Wisconsin’s governor could expend federal money earmarked for the state. The other would bar future Legislatures from giving that power away.

Under current state law, a governor can accept and distribute federal money without the Legislature’s involvement, as long as those allocations comply with the federal laws that made the money available.

Wisconsin’s governor has had that discretion over federal funding since the 1930s, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau.

The proposed changes would requiring the governor obtain legislative approval.

Advocates argue the proposed amendment would ensure that the Legislature has input on spending emergency federal funds, according to Wisconsin Examiner. Opponents contend the result would tie the hands of Wisconsin governors now and in the future, preventing them from moving quickly in a crisis such as the COVID-19 emergency in 2020 and frequent natural disasters including tornadoes and floods.

U.S. SENATE

Three Republicans are vying to face off against incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in November.

The three are Charles Barman of Sharon, a retired construction superintendent who has run several times before; Eric Hovde of Madison, who is CEO of H Bancorp and its primary subsidiary, Utah-based Sunwest Bank; and Rejani Raveendran, who is chair of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans.

Hovde, considered the leading Republican, was born and raised in Wisconsin but also owns a $7 million estate in Laguna Beach, California. He also ran for Senate in 2012.

The top vote-getter will advance against Baldwin, who is unopposed on the Democratic side as she seeks a third six-year term as senator. She first won the seat in 2012 against former four-term governor Tommy Thompson.

WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE

No Wisconsin state legislative position is being contested at the primary level.

In state Senate District 12, incumbent Republican Mary Felzkowski, a Tomahawk businesswoman who won in 2020, is opposed by Democrat Andi Rich, a small business owner in Marinette.

In state Assembly District 36, longtime incumbent Republican Jeffrey Mursau of Crivitz will face Democrat Ben Murray of Porterfield, a Navy veteran who was Mursau’s opponent in 2022.

The 36th District, one of the largest by area in the state, includes parts of Marinette, Oconto, Shawano and Forest counties and all of Menominee and Florence counties.

Other races in the region include:

FLORENCE COUNTY

U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 7

Elsa Duranceau of Merrill and Kyle Kilbourn of Woodboro are running as Democrats to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany. Duranceau is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Lincoln County Economic Development Corporation executive director who also organized the Child Care Coalition of Wisconsin. Kilbourn has a doctorate in product design and innovation, working in that field for many years, including for the Target Corporation, before deciding to campaign full-time for Congress, according to a WPR interview.

COUNTY OFFICES

All four Florence County positions on the ballot are Republicans running unopposed: Donna Trudell for clerk, Michael Scholke for district attorney, Carol Demko for register of deeds and Donna Liebergen for treasurer. Trudell, Demko and Liebergen are incumbents, while Scholke will replace Douglas Drexler, who announced in April he would not seek re-election to the position he’s had for 32 years.

NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY

U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 8

With Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher having left in April, this open seat has drawn three Republicans for Tuesday’s primary that will take place alongside a special primary election for the remainder of Gallagher’s term.

The three candidates are state Sen. Andre Jacque, former state Senate President Roger Roth and former Green Bay alder Tony Wied. Wied, who leads the money race with $859,000 raised, received Trump’s endorsement before even formally entering the race, according to the Associated Press. Roth has been endorsed by former Gov. Scott Walker and has raised $140,000 less than Wied. Jacque trails in both fundraising and endorsements but is the only one of the three candidates who currently represents the area.

Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an obstetrics and gynecology physician in the Green Bay area who became a plaintiff in challenging the state’s 1849 abortion law, is unopposed as the Democratic Party candidate.

COUNTY OFFICES

All four Marinette County positions on the ballot are Republican incumbents running unopposed: Bobbie Borkowski as clerk, DeShea Morrow as district attorney, Renee Miller as register of deeds and Bev Noffke as treasurer.