With less than 50 days until Election Day, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the national organization that works to elect Democrats to state legislatures, announced its endorsement of 14 candidates for the Wisconsin State Legislature where new maps adopted this year have opened opportunities for Democrats to increase their numbers.

Incumbent Republican Tom Tiffany will face challenger Democrat Kyle Kilbourn in the Nov. 5 general election for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District.

Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R) on his efforts to defeat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) as Republicans work to win the state by focusing on the economy.

With more than a dozen legislative races in close contention, national organizations on both sides of the aisle are focusing resources on Wisconsin.