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Voters in Wisconsin are set to pick the candidates on Tuesday for their marquee statewide races of the 2022 midterm elections, while Minnesota voters are set to choose a replacement for the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.). Meanwhile, voters in Vermont appear likely to get a little bit closer to a history-making decision: sending the first woman to represent the state in Congress. Here are six races to watch in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Vermont on Tuesday. Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary The Republican primary to take o
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