Randy Bryce wins Democratic primary for Paul Ryan's seat

Ironworker Randy Bryce won Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District Democratic primary on Tuesday night, beating Janesville School Board member Cathy Myers.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R) has represented the district since 1998, and Democrats are hoping that this is their year to flip the seat blue. Bryce will take on Bryan Steil, the winner of the Republican primary, in November. Steil is a lawyer and former Ryan staffer who comes from a prominent Janesville Republican family, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Ryan announced in April that he would not be seeking re-election, and four other Republicans ran against Steil in the primary, including Paul Nehlen, known for making racist and anti-Semitic statements.

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