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5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels

By D.L. Davis
November 1, 2022

In a race described as the most expensive general election in the country with $55 million spent on TV ad buys, the battle between Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, and challenger Tim Michels, a Republican is shaping up as a neck-and-neck contest that could have an impact on deciding the outcome of the next presidential race. 

The election is Nov. 8, 2022. 

Take a look at five facts on or about Evers, and five on or about Michels at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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“Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin.”
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stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate:
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5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels




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