Adam Jarchow concedes Republican primary for Wisconsin Attorney General to Eric Toney

MADISON, Wis. — Eric Toney will face Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul after Adam Jarchow conceded the Republican primary for attorney general.

While the Associated Press hasn’t yet called the race for Toney, with 99.9% of votes counted as of 8 a.m. Wednesday he leads the Jarchow by less than 1% of the vote.

In a tweet early Wednesday, Jarchow said that his campaign “came up just short” and asked his supporters to unite behind Toney.

In a close and highly contested race, we came up just short.

It’s time to unite behind @EricJToney and ensure he has the resources and support needed to fire Josh Kaul. Eric Toney has my full support.

I want to thank our team of volunteers and dedicated supporters across WI.

— Adam Jarchow (@AdamforAG) August 10, 2022

Political experts have their eye on the Wisconsin Attorney General race this November, since the possibility of having a Republican governor, attorney general and state legislature could lead to a significant power shift in the state — and a big change in direction on several policies.

That includes the possible prosecution of those who provide abortions in Wisconsin after the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. Kaul has said that he will not prosecute those cases and urged local district attorneys — including Toney — to do the same.

Dane County district attorney Ismael Ozanne has said he is choosing to focus his resources on prosecuting violent crimes that threaten community safety instead of prosecuting abortion providers, and Planned Parenthood — which provided most of the abortion services in the state — has already stopped providing abortions.

Toney and Jarchow both criticized Kaul for that stance and promised to enforce Wisconsin’s law passed in 1849 that criminalized providing abortions, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

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Kaul won the attorney general’s race in 2018 over former Attorney General Brad Schimel by less than one percentage point, with 49.4 percent of the vote over Schimel’s 48.8 percent.

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