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The Aug. 11 partisan primaries will determine who of each party's candidates will be on the ballot in the Nov. 3general election andcome months after Wisconsin's contentious April 7elections, which were plagued by long lines and often a lack of social distancing.

A full statewidelist of the candidates on the primary ballot, including candidates for state Assembly and county district attorney, is available from the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

District 1:In the district once represented by former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, attorney and businessman Josh Pade of Kenosha is facing national security expert Roger Polack of Racine in the Democratic primary.

The winner will take on Republican incumbent Bryan Steil of Janesville in the general election.

The district encompasses Kenosha and Racine counties and portions of Rock, Walworth, Waukesha and Milwaukee counties.

READ MORE: 1st Congressional District primary: Pade, Polack hope to flip Paul Ryan's old district

District 3:Democratic incumbent Ron Kind of La Crosse, who has represented the district since 1997, is facing primary challenger Mark Neumann, a former physician from La Crosse.

Neumann is not the same Mark Neumann who served as the 1st District's representative in the 1990s.

Two political newcomers are running in the Republican primary in the hope of delivering the seat to the GOP in November: health care publicist Jessi Ebben of Eau Clare and former Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden.

The western Wisconsin district stretches from Grant County in the far southwestern corner of Wisconsin north to the River Falls, Menomonie and Eau Claire areas. The district also includes parts of central Wisconsin, including Stevens Point.

READ MORE: 3rd Congressional District primary: Kind has challenge on left; GOP wants to flip district

District 4: Republicans Tim Rogers and businesswomanCindy Werner, both Milwaukee residents, are on the primary ballot, vying to take onDemocratic incumbent Gwen Moore in the district containing the city of Milwaukee.

Both Werner and Rogers previously ran in the 2018 Congressional primary. Moore defeated Rogers in the general election with about 75% of the vote.

District 5:Republican incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner announced in September that he would not be seeking reelection.

Navy veteran and businessman Tom Palzewicz of Brookfield is the only Democrat running to replace him.

But the Republican primary is contested between Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau, currently the majority leader in the Wisconsin state Senate, and Coast Guard Reserve commander and businessmanCliff DeTemple of Jackson.

The district includes Jefferson and Washington counties and parts of Dodge, Milwaukee, Walworthand Waukesha counties.

District 6:The three Democrats running in the primary, in the hope of unseating Republican incumbent Glenn Grothman ofGlenbeulah, arebusiness development executive MatthewBoor of Cleveland, IT consultant Michael Beardsley of Oshkosh, and lawyerJessica King of Oshkosh.

The district north of Milwaukee includes areas of Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc,Columbia, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara and Winnebago counties.

READ MORE: Meet the Democrats vying to challenge Glenn Grothman in the 6th Congressional District

A poll worker wears a sign asking voters to observe social distancing outside the Schuetze Recreation Center on April 7 in Waukesha, Wis.(Photo: Scott Ash/Now News Group)

In addition to other primary races throughout the state, the following legislative seats are holding partisan primaries in the Milwaukee area:

Senate District 6:Democratic incumbent LaTonya Johnson faces a challenge from Michelle Bryant, the chief of staff for state Sen. LenaTaylor.

The winner will face Republican candidate Alciro Deacon in the fall. The district covers parts of Milwaukee's north and west sides.

Senate District 28: Five Republicans are running to succeed incumbent Dave Craig, who is not running for reelection.The GOP challengers are leadership trainer Steve Bobowski, attorney Dan Griffin, Army veteran and businessman Jim Engstrand, businessman andformer La Crosse County Republican Party Chairman Julian Bradleyand attorney Marina Croft.

The Aug. 11 winner will face Democratic candidate and businessman Adam Murphy in the general election. The district includes parts of southern Waukesha and Milwaukee counties.

AssemblyDistrict 8:Both parties are running primaries to see who will vie to replace outgoing Democratic incumbent JoCasta Zamarripa on the near south side district.Zamarripa was elected to the Milwaukee Common Council in April.

In the Democratic primary, Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is running against community organizer Joanna Bautch. In the Republican race, Marine veteran and nonprofit founder Ruben Velez will face businessmanAngel Sanchez.

Assembly District 9:Democratic incumbent Marissa Cabarera is facingChristian Saldivar in the primary; the winner face Republican candidate and medical interpreter Veronica Diaz in the fall in the south side district.

Assembly District 11:Democratic incumbent Jason Fields, who was elected Milwaukee city comptroller in April, is not running for reelectionand there is a four-wayprimary to replace him. The candidates are community advocate Curtis Cook II, nonprofit member services coordinatorDora Drake, Glendale Ald. Tomika Vukovicand businessman Carl Gates. They are vying to face Republican candidate Orlando Owens in the general election. The district includes parts of northern Milwaukee County.

Assembly District 14: Republicans have a three-way primary to pick achallenger to Democratic incumbent Robyn Vining. The candidates arechurch outreach directorBonnie Lee, electrician Steven Sheveyand former special education teacher Linda Boucher.

The districtspans parts of Waukesha and Milwaukee countiesand includes Brookfield and Wauwatosa

READ MORE: Meet the candidates for the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14

READ MORE: A battleground district in a battleground state: How the Democrats aim to claim Scott Walker's home turf

Assembly District 17:Three Democrats teacher and veteran Mike Brox, Milwaukee County Supervisor Supreme Moore Omokundeand Democratic Party of Milwaukee County Chair Chris Walton are running in the primary to face Republican candidate Abbie Eisenbach. The seat, representing parts of Milwaukee's west sidewas held byDavid Crowley, who was elected Milwaukee County executive in April.

Assembly District 60:Republican incumbent Robert Brooks faces a primary challenge from health care consultant and former Cedarburg City Council member Chris Reimer. There are no Democrats on the ballot. The district includes parts of Ozaukee and Washington counties.

Assembly District 82:Republican incumbent Ken Skowronski faces a primary challenge from attorney Theodore Kafkas in the district covering parts of southwestern Milwaukee County including Greendale and Franklin.

The Democratic primary in the district pits recent Yale graduate Jacob Malinowski and businessman Paul McCreary.

In Milwaukee County, there is a contested Democratic primary for the office of Register of Deeds. Incumbent Israel Ramn faces a challenge from County Supervisor John Weishan Jr.

Registering to vote by mail or online in time for the primary ended on July 22, but it is still possible to register in person at the polls;to do so, you must bring a Wisconsin driver's license orstate IDor the last four digits of your Social Security numberas well as a document providing proof that you live in Wisconsin.

Wisconsinites who are already registered to votecan vote in person at their local polling place, at an early voting siteor by mail.

In-person early voting started on July 28 and ends Aug. 9.

To find your local polling place, visit myvote.wi.gov.Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 11.

More than 785,000 voters have requested absentee ballots for the primary so far, and due to the pandemic, groups such as the bipartisan VoteSafeWI organization are trying to expand access to absentee voting. Anyone registered to vote can request an absentee ballot in person, by mailor online at myvote.wi.gov.

To request a ballot in person or by mail, visit or contact your municipal clerk; a directory of clerks is available at https://elections.wi.gov/clerks/directory.

If you are voting in person, you will need to bringa photo ID. Some of the accepted IDs include a driver's license from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation; an identification card from the DOT; a military ID card; a U.S. passport; an ID card from an indigenous tribe in Wisconsin; or a photo ID from a "Wisconsin accredited university or college that contains date of issuance, signature of studentand an expiration date no later than two years after date of issuance.Also, the university or college ID must be accompanied by a separate document that proves enrollment,according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission's ID website.

It is also possible to apply for a state photo ID through the Division of Motor Vehicles.

More details and forms of eligible ID can be found athttps://bringit.wi.gov/.

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