Wisconsin 2026 elections: Democrat Christine Maltese challenges 8-term Republican incumbent Scott Krug in the 72nd Assembly District

 

Before redistricting, the 72nd Assembly District included the northern half of Adams County, the southeastern corner of Wood County, most of the southern quarter of Portage County, and the western half of Waushara County.

 

Redistricting shifted the boundaries of the district to the west.  It now includes the southern half of Wood County, including all of the City of Wisconsin Rapids, and the northern half of Juneau and Adams counties.

  

Maps and election results:  Ballotpedia 

Moderate, 8-term Republican Scott Krug is pretty well entrenched in the 72th Assembly District.  But kudos to Democratic challenger Christine Maltese for nonetheless taking him on.  

 

Other Wisconsin 2026 election posts:

1st Assembly District.  (6/11/2026)

2nd Assembly District.  (6/14/2026)

3rd Assembly District.  (6/15/2026)

4th Assembly District.  (6/17/2026)

5th Assembly District.  (6/18/2026)

6th Assembly District.  (6/20/2026)

7th Assembly District.  (6/21/2026)

8th Assembly District.  (6/21/2026)

9th Assembly District.  (6/22/2026)

10th Assembly District.  (6/23/2026)

11th Assembly District.  (6/23/2026)

12th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)

13th Assembly District.  (6/25/2026)

14th Assembly District.  (6/25/2026)

15th Assembly District.  (6/25/2026)

16th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)

17th Assembly District.  (6/30/2026)

18th Assembly District.  (6/30/2026)

19th Assembly District.  (7/1/2026)

20th Assembly District.  (7/1/2026)

21st Assembly District.  (5/8/2026)

22nd Assembly District.  (7/5/2026)

23rd Assembly District.  (7/5/2026)

24th Assembly District.  (4/19/2026)

25th Assembly District.  (7/6/2026)

26th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)

27th Assembly District.  (7/7/2026)

28th Assembly District.  (7/8/2026)

29th Assembly District.  (7/10/2026)

30th Assembly District.  (7/11/2026)

31st Assembly District.  (7/12/2026)

32nd Assembly District.  (7/13/2026)

33rd Assembly District.  (7/15/2026)

34th Assembly District.  (4/24/2026)

35th Assembly District.  (4/15/2026)

36th Assembly District.  (7.16.2026)

37th Assembly District.  (4/20/2026)

38th Assembly District.  (7/17/2026)

39th Assembly District.  (7/18/2026)

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41st Assembly District.  (7/20/2026)

42nd Assembly District.  (7/21/2026)

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58th Assembly District.  (4/12/2026)

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60th Assembly District.  (8/9/2026)

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63rd Assembly District.  (8/16/2026)

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65th Assembly District.  (8/18/2026)

66th Assembly District.  (8/19/2026)

67th Assembly District.  (8/24/2026)

68th Assembly District.  (8/25/2026)

69th Assembly District.  (8/26/2026)

70th Assembly District.  (8/27/2026)

71st Assembly District.  (4/28/2026)

81st Assembly District.  (5/2/2026)

82nd Assembly District.  (4/15/2026)

92nd Assembly District.  (5/7/2026)

93rd Assembly District.  (4/11/2026) 

97th Assembly District.  (4/23/2026)

99th Assembly District.  (4/18/2026)

17th Senate District.  (4/14/2026)

23rd Senate District.  (4/15/2026)

31st Senate District.  (4/15/2026)

Australia bird flu news: "Psychological risk" on Macquarie Island

 

Headline:  ABC News Australia, 8/27/2026

Jano Gibson reports:

The Australian Antarctic Division will launch a mission to extract personnel from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean due to the psychological risk posed by a potential outbreak of bird flu. 

The sub-Antarctic island, 1,500 kilometres south-east of Hobart, is a World Heritage-listed wildlife sanctuary with up to 4 million seabirds and 100,000 seals. [emphasis added]

The island is currently free of the deadly H5 strain of bird flu. 

But once it arrives, up to 90 per cent of baby elephant seals could perish, as happened on Heard Island over summer, when 13,000 pups died from bird flu.

Other Australia bird flu posts:

August 16-31, 2026

Bird flu suspected case of red fox infection in Australia.  (8/27)

Australia's 12,000 remaining sea lions at risk from bird flu.  (8/26)

"Indicator status" of black swans.  (8/25)

Australia reports first mammal death from bird flu.  (8/24)

Kangaroo Island residents worry about spread of virus.  (8/23)

So far wild birds but not poultry affected .  (8/21)

Bird flu kills 1000 crested terns in South Australia.  (8/21)

Cause of mass death of birds in Victoria not yet confirmed.  (8/20)

Philip Island penguin dies of bird flu.  (8/17)

First reported case in Narooma sets off worries over impact on tourism business.  (8/16)

August 1-15, 2026

In Australia, avian flu takes a toll on wild birds.  (8/15)

Officials considers closing of public areas.  (8/13)

Chicken lockdown expands.  (8/13)

Poultry events cancelled at agricultural show.  (8/9)

New South Wales reports first case in native species.  (8/9)

Poultry farms in VIctoria go into lockdown,  (8/8)

Australia is facing a bird flu outbreak in wildlife.  (8/2)

Seagull tests positive for bird flu in Australia.  (8/1)

WATT Poultry finally gets around to reporting on bird flu in Australia and New Zealand after 6-week layoff.  (8/7)

Australia fears  a bird flu disaster is looming.  (8/6)

Spread of bird flu in Australia.  (8/4)

Mass mortality bird flu event in Australia.  (8/3)

July 2026

Australia sounds the alarm for local birds and sea lions.  (7/31)

Bird flu cases confirmed in South Australia.  (7/30)

Victoria reports first case of bird flu.  (7/30)

Will these 7 suspected cases of bird flu in South Australia be confirmed?   (7/28)

Two cases of bird flu reported in South Australia.  (7/26)

Queensland reports first case of bird flu.  (7/24)

Detected cases of bird flu in Australia jumps to 17.  (7/23)

6th and 7th cases of bird flu reported in Australia.  (7/4)

June 2026

Australia reports 4th case of bird flu.  (6/28)

Australia confirms 3rd case of bird flu.  (6/25)

Bird flu has now reached every continent.  (6/23)

First bird flu case in Australia leads to poultry farm lockdowns.  (6/23)

Australia reports its first case of bird flu.  (6/19)

On Day 183 of Trump War of Whimsy, US reputation as world leader is in tatters

 

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Headline: Christian Science Monitor, 8/27/2026

Mark Sappenfield reports:

Indecisive and disruptive American wars are not new. Iran is, in some ways, merely the descendant of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. However, there is little precedent for the U.S. to fight an unpopular, unsuccessful, and enormously disruptive war while at the same time actively alienating the allies who would normally rally behind it.

That shift in approach is already leaving an indelible mark. Perhaps nowhere is this clearer than in Europe. The continent’s first wake-up call came shortly before the war began, in January, when it seemed possible that the U.S. would invade Greenland. Something snapped in European capitals as leaders realized the country they once saw as the ultimate guarantor of security and stability had now become a potential threat.

Related posts:

August 2026

On Day 176 of War of Whimsy, Trump conducts master class in Unhinged Irrationality.  (8/21)

On Day 167 of Trump War of Whimsy, Iran presents a list of demands.  (8/8)

Trump Blunder Bus:  On Day 164 of Trump War of Whimsy, Iran continues to have the upper hand.  (8/5)

June-July 2026

On Day 156 of his War of Whimsy, Donald Trump is still flailing.  (7/28)

On Day 152 of Trump War of Whimsy, the Greg Kelly Clown Show on Newsmax gets roasted by Media Matters for America.  (7/24)

On Day 152 of his War of Whimsy, Donald Trump continues to navigate the Blunder Bus through Strait of Hormuz.  (7/24)

On Day 142 of his War of Whimsy Donald Trump conducts a master class in irrational behavior.  (7/14)

On day 134 of Trump War of Whimsy, it still has a 'forverer' feel to it.  (7/6)

On day 106 of War of Whimsy,  Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei grapple over winners trophy.  (6/10)

May 2026

On Day 80 of Trump War of Whimsy, skyrocketing price of diesel fuel wreaks havoc on school budgets.  (5/18)

Day 77:  Price of diesel fuel hits record high.  (5/15) 

Day 70:  Shell reports almost $7 billion profit in 1st quarter of 2026.  (5/8) 

Day 69:  We learn how much Pete Hegseth isnt telling us about epically damaged U.S. military assets.  (5/7)

Day 68:  Operation Epic Fury had become Operation Colossal Blunder.  (5/6)

Day 67:  Donald Trump finds himself stuck in a costly and unpopular war.  (5/5)

Day 65: Iran War has cost American consumers more than $31 billion in extra fuel costs.  (5/3)

April 2026

Day 62:  Price of oil spikes.  (4/30)

Day 60.  Further pain at the pump for Americans.  (4/28)