Hovde will win GOP nod to face Democratic Sen. Baldwin in critical Wisconsin race, CNN projects

(CNN) — Wisconsin Republicans will nominate businessman Eric Hovde to take on Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, CNN projects, in a contest seen as crucial to the battle for control of the narrowly divided Senate. Both Hovde and Baldwin are projected to advance in their respective primaries Tuesday – with Hovde overcoming nominal opposition from two little-known candidates and Baldwin unopposed. Their wins set up one of the year’s marquee Senate races, in a state that is also poised to be a major presidential battleground. Recent polling has given Baldwin the...