Bridget Bowman is a deputy editor for NBC's Political Unit.
Businessman Eric Hovde won the Wisconsin Republican primary for Senate, NBC News projects, setting up a critical battleground state race against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Hovde, who was backed by former President Donald Trump and other national Republicans, easily fended off two lesser-known primary opponents, while Baldwin ran unopposed as she seeks a third term. Baldwin’s seat is a top priority for both parties in the battle for control of the closely divided Senate.
With Hovde long viewed as the favorite to win the GOP nomination, the two candidates have already been trading barbs. One of Baldwin’s most recent ads features children of single mothers, highlighting audio of Hovde saying that children “born out of wedlock” are on “a direct path to a life of poverty.
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