Politics & Government
Pridemore Advances After Winning 22nd Assembly District Primary
The conservative Madison lawmaker Don Pridemore beat local business owner, Nick Oliver, with five times the votes in Tuesday's GOP primary.
Incumbent state Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford) took the 22nd Assembly District primary in a landslide against local business owner Nick Oliver, in Tuesdays GOP primary.
With 63 percent of precincts reporting, Pridemore had 5,178 votes over Oliver's 1,080, according to the Associated Press.
Pridemore was not immediately available for comment.
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The race was in the redrawn 22nd Assembly District, which contains the communities of Erin, Lisbon, Lannon, Butler, and parts of Richfield, Menomonee Falls and Milwaukee.
Pridemore has served in Madison since 2005. Because of redistricting, he gave up his seat in the 99th District to run in the 22nd. He has been a solid backer of Gov. Scott Walker and voted in favor of Act 10 and other Walker reforms. That fact was not lost on Walker, who this week endorsed Pridemore for the party's nomination.
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No Democrat has declared candidacy for the seat, and Pridemore will run unopposed in November.
Editor's Note: Patti Wenzel contributed to this report.
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