Posted on 08/16/2011 9:43:14 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
Edited on 08/16/2011 6:20:24 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Elections Results from the AP
August 16 Wisconsin recall election results from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
44EAGLE RIVER, Wis (Reuters) - Voters in two Wisconsin State Senate districts head to the polls on Tuesday in the last of nine recall elections triggered by the fight earlier this year over Republican-backed curbs on the union rights of public workers.
In Tuesday's two final special elections, Jim Holperin and Robert Wirch -- two Democrats who opposed the anti-union measure and even fled the state for weeks in an unsuccessful effort to prevent its passage -- are defending their seats.
Holperin seems to be in the tighter race. His rival is Kim Simac, founder of the Northwoods Patriots, a Tea Party group. Though Simac is a political novice, the district has leaned Republican in the three years since Holperin was elected.
No matter who wins, Republican Governor Scott Walker and his Republican allies will retain control of the legislature, where the battle over public workers' union powers was waged earlier this year with public protests, legislative maneuvering and court challenges.
With seven of the nine recalls over, Republicans have managed to keep control of the state senate -- 17 to 16 if they score no wins on Tuesday -- because Democrats failed to unseat three Republican state Senators in the key round of six GOP senate recalls last week.
It really matters just where the votes came from. If they came from Kenosha, Wirtz is in real trouble, if they came from Burlington, Wirtz will cruise.
Maybe not. Looking good for 1 so far.
https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/wirecall
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So if they’re losing & flee the state before the race is called, do they keep their seats?”
LOL!
Wirch, not Wirtz, ya cheesehead idjut.
State Senate - District 12 - General
August 16, 2011 - 08:36PM CT
Wisconsin - 16 of 166 Precincts Reporting - 10%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Holperin , Jim (i) Dem 1,294 56%
Simac , Kim GOP 1,009 44%
State Senate - District 22 - General
August 16, 2011 - 08:33PM CT
Wisconsin - 8 of 100 Precincts Reporting - 8%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Steitz , Jonathan GOP 2,782 54%
Wirch , Bob (i) Dem 2,352 46%
Only a 200 vote margin. It’s the vote margin, and it’s early so we shall see.
Hard to say, don’t know how many votes are in those precincts v. the whole. Let’s hope they’re small. Mostly likely they are as the small ones tend to report first.
Do you know the nature of the precincts that are already in?
Another doom and gloom poster just like last week when we were going to lose control of the Senate. @ @!
State Senate - District 12 - General
August 16, 2011 - 08:42PM CT
Wisconsin - 32 of 166 Precincts Reporting - 19%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Holperin , Jim (i) Dem 3,257 54%
Simac , Kim GOP 2,813 46%
State Senate - District 22 - General
August 16, 2011 - 08:42PM CT
Wisconsin - 14 of 100 Precincts Reporting - 14%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Steitz , Jonathan GOP 5,982 56%
Wirch , Bob (i) Dem 4,725 44%
I thought Simac was the one more likely to win.
J. Holperin (i) (Dem) K. Simac (GOP) Total 32/166 3,257 54% 2,813 46%
From Twitter:
SykesCharlie Charles Sykes
Sources say Simac underperformed in Minocqua. Not a good sign. She won by 115.. Should have won by 300+
4 minutes ago
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.
“Sources say Simac underperformed in Minocqua. Not a good sign. She won by 115.. Should have won by 300+”
Another case of Republican primary voters saving the Democrat.
It would be interesting to compare last week’s thread with this and see if it’s the same people broadcasting doom and gloom.
Another case?? What does that mean?
State Senate - District 12 - General
August 16, 2011 - 08:50PM CT
Wisconsin - 37 of 166 Precincts Reporting - 22%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Holperin , Jim (i) Dem 3,774 52%
Simac , Kim GOP 3,433 48%
State Senate - District 22 - General
August 16, 2011 - 08:45PM CT
Wisconsin - 15 of 100 Precincts Reporting - 15%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Steitz , Jonathan GOP 6,373 56%
Wirch , Bob (i) Dem 5,068 44%
Holperin/Simac
Now 52/48
Closing! 22% in
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