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Wisconsin Democratic voters rejected incumbent state Attorney General, Peg Lautenschlager and have picked Dane County Executive, Kathleen Falk as their candidate for AG in the November election.

Falk will face off against the GOP pick, J.B. Van Hollen, the former U.S. Attorney from western Wisconsin. Van Hollen got 60 percent of the GOP vote in Tuesday's primary against challenger Paul Bucher.

In the race for State Secretary, Democratic voters overwhelmingly voted for incumbent Doug La Follette over his challenger Scot Ross.

Republicans also chose Jean Hundertmark as their candidate for Lt. Governor.

In state legislative races area Democrats picked Kathleen Vinehout over Chris Danou to challenge Republican-incumbent Ron Brown for the 31st state Senate seat.

In the hotly contested 29th Assembly District Republicans chose John Murtha to run against the Democratic pick Kerry Kittel.

In the 91st Assembly District Rep. Barbara Gronemus easily survived her Democatic primary against Mark Totty. Gronemus will run against Republican David Anderson in the November General Election.

In the race for Pierce County Sheriff Democrats picked Nancy Orthwerth to run against Republican-incumbent Everett Muhlhausen.

In the Pierce County Treasurer primary contest Republican Tami Langer won and will face off against Paula Knutson in November.

Polk County District Attorney incumbent Karen Olson lost her primary challenge from fellow Democrat Dan Steffan.

The following are current totals for contested races - not all precincts have reported: (I-Incumbent)

Attorney General - Democrat
Falk: 187,811
Lautenschlager (I): 169,371

Attorney General - Republican
Van Hollen: 142,176
Bucher: 96,430

Secretary of State - Democrat
La Follette (I): 230,001
Ross: 93,319

Lt. Governor - Republican
Hundertmark: 113,433
Voegeli: 90,251

U.S. Senate - Democrat
Kohl (I): 300,700
Masel: 50,925

3rd Congressional District - Democrat
Kind (I): 34,352
DeNure: 7,023

State Senate District 31 - Democrat
Vinehout: 7,428
Danou: 3,868

State Assembly District 29 - Republican
Weix: 236
Murtha: 1,463
Stafsholt: 687

State Assembly District 29 - Democrat
Mohn: 1,060
Kittel: 1,634

State Assembly District 91 - Democrat
Gronemus (I): 4,583
Totty: 1,056

Pierce County Sheriff - Democrat
Ortwerth: 1,238
Gunderson: 987

Pierce County Treasurer - Republican
Langer: 604
Owen: 279
Borner: 426

Polk County District Attorney - Democrat
Olson (I): 1,461
Steffan: 3,057

Polk County Sheriff - Democrat
Moore (I): 3,398
Olsen: 1,465

Polk County Treasurer
Nissen (I): 2,862
Wondra: 1,664

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