Here are the key dates ahead in the 2022 midterm elections, as Democrats try to hold onto and even expand razor-thin majorities in the U.S. House and Senate and Republicans weigh the influence of former President Donald Trump.
AUG. 9 — Wisconsin, Connecticut, Minnesota and Vermont
—Wisconsin: Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is considered one of the most endangered Republican incumbents. The list of Democrats vying to replace him shrunk after Alex Lasry, an executive with the NBA Milwaukee Bucks and son of team owner Marc Lasry, a venture capitalist, dropped out of the race and endorsed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski remains in the race but polls show her far behind Barnes. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers barely won in 2018 and will have a tough battle for reelection in a year that is favoring Republicans. Rebecca Kleefisch, a former lieutenant governor, is favored to win the GOP nomination.
