Your voter guide to Appleton-area primary elections on Aug. 11

Partisan elections kick off this month with a primary on Aug. 11 ahead of the general election in November.

There are a couple of local races for some voters and there are statewide races for all voters, most notably to see who will replace Gov. Tony Evers, who is retiring. There are both Democratic and Republican primaries in that race.

here are a lot of resources for voters at myvote.wi.gov. You can:

See what races are on your ballot.

Check to see if you're registered to vote.

The winners in the Aug. 11 primaries will advance to the Nov. 3 general election.

This is a partisan primary, meaning you can only vote for one party's candidates. If you choose a Democrat in one race and then a Republican in a different race, your ballot will not be counted.

There are special instructions here.

Here is a rundown of the primaries in the Appleton area and links to coverage.

Democrats: Amanda Bell and Brad Smith

Two Independent candidates, Mike Thurow and Elizabeth Fitzgibbon, and one Green Party candidate, Matthew Arndt, will also appear on the general election ballots. But only Bell and Smith are facing off on Aug. 11.

The winner of the Democratic primary will also be on the Nov. 3 ballot to take on Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman.

Democrats: Rick Crosson, Katrina deVille, Mark Scheffler.

The winner will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Wied, R-De Pere.

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Republicans: Katie Baney, Barbara Bittner, Nic Cravillion, Jacob VanenPlas

The winner will face independent Mark Becker.

Democrats: Grace Abitz and Shawna Riley

Incumbent Dave Murphy didn't seek reelection. The winner will face Republican Anthony Phillips on Nov. 3

Democrats: Joel Brennan, David Crowley, Francesca Hong, Kelda Roys

Republican: Tom Tiffany, Andy Manske

Gov. Tony Evers did not seek reelection.

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Republicans: David Varnam, Will Martin

Republicans: Jay Schroeder, Brayden Myer, Nate Pollnow, Cindy Werner

Current Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski is running for lieutenant governor.

Democrat: Yee Leng Xiong, Dylan Helmenstine

This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Your voter guide to Appleton-area primary elections on Aug. 11