GOP Primaries in 53rd, 89th, 98th

Rich Zipperer seems to have locked up the GOP race in the 98th Assembly District to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Scott Jensen. Zipperer, an aide to U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Pewaukee, had 55 percent of the vote with 79 percent of precincts reporting. Mike Maxwell was distant second with 15 percent of the vote.

In the 89th, former state Sen. Gary Drzewiecki had a sizeable lead in early returns. He had 68 percent of the vote over John Nygren with just less than half of the precincts in.

State Rep. Carol Owens seemed to be beating back a challenge from Richard Spanbauer. She had 53 percent of the vote with 78 percent of the precincts in.

-- JR Ross