Gov. Tony Evers ordered a special election Friday to fill an open Assembly seat representing <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/wisconsin" target="_blank">Milwaukee's northern suburbs</a>.

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<div class="m"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/10/735/414/eversss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/10/1470/828/eversss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/10/931/524/eversss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/10/1862/1048/eversss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/10/640/320/eversss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday called for a special election to fill Republican state Sen. Dan Knodl's old assembly seat.</span> <span>(AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)</span></p></div></div>

Republican Dan Knodl represented the 24th Assembly District from 2009 until last month, when he won a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local/elections" target="_blank">special election</a> to fill a state Senate seat left vacant after longtime Republican incumbent Alberta Darling retired in November.

Evers issued an executive order setting a special election for Knodl's seat on July 18, with a primary set for June 20 if necessary. Candidates could begin circulating nomination papers Friday. They must turn them in to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local" target="_blank">state elections commission</a> by May 23.

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has ordered a special election to fill Republican State Sen. Dan Knodl's Assembly seat, which he vacated early in favor of his senatorial bid.{ai:summary}<p>Democratic Governor Tony Evers wants a new member elected to the Assembly in Milwaukee, so he called for a special election to fill the open seat representing the state's northern suburbs. The vacancy occurred after Republican Dan Knodl moved on to become a state Senator. The special election is slated for July 18th, with a primary set for June 20th if needed. Candidates have already started circulating nomination papers to run for the seat, and must submit them by May 23rd.</p><p>Republican Dan Knodl, who represented the 24th Assembly District from 2009, won the special election to fill the vacant state Senate seat in November, taking over for longtime Republican incumbent Alberta Darling. With only a few short months in session, Knodl's absence has created a space for a new voice to serve the 24th Assembly District, as Democrats and Republicans prepare their candidates for the upcoming special election.</p>

WI Gov. Evers orders special election to fill newly-minted state Senator's Assembly seat

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