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The 2018 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6,2018. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats,Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate,and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2018 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held August 14,2018. There were also special elections held during 2018 for three State Assembly seats and two state senate seats.
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- ↑ "Dave Ross, secretary". Department of Transportation. State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Dave Ross Named New Department of Transportation Secretary". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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