MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State Superintendent Tony Evers says his victory in Tuesday's primary is a win for the state's 860,000 public school students.
Evers was the top vote-getter in the primary, with former Beloit Superintendent Lowell Holtz coming in a distance second.
Holtz and Evers will face each other April 4.
Holtz is running as the conservative candidate in the officially nonpartisan race.
Holtz supports expanding the private school voucher program, while Evers does not want it to grow.
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Wisconsin's Spring Primary election is Tuesday, February 21, 2017.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
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State offices to be elected are State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge (Districts 1,2, and 4), and Circuit Court Judge.
The field of candidates running for Wisconsin state schools superintendent are being narrowed. Three candidates are on the ballot Tuesday for the post as Wisconsin's top education official running the state Department of Public Instruction.
The two highest vote-getters will advance to the April 4 general election.
Incumbent Tony Evers is running for a third term.
He's being challenged by consultant John Humphries and former Beloit Superintendent Lowell Holtz.
