Live Thread: Wisconsin Senate Recalls - Six Republican Seats at Risk

[Jean S]

WISCONSIN SENATE RECALL ELECTIONS BY DISTRICT:

TUESDAY:

SENATE DISTRICT 2:

Republican incumbent: Senator Robert Cowles of Allouez. First elected to state Senate in April 1987 special election.

Democratic challenger: Nancy Nusbaum of De Pere, a former mayor of De Pere and Brown County executive.

SENATE DISTRICT 8:

Republican incumbent: Senator Alberta Darling of River Hills. First elected to the Senate in 1992.

Democratic challenger: Representative Sandy Pasch of Whitefish Bay. Elected to Assembly in 2008, reelected

2010.

SENATE DISTRICT 10:

Republican incumbent: Senator Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls. First elected to Senate in 2000.

Democratic challenger: Shelly Moore, a teacher from River Falls who has also served as teachers' union organizer.

SENATE DISTRICT 14:

Republican incumbent: Senator Luther Olsen of Ripon. First elected to Senate in 2004. Served in Assembly 1994 to 2004.

Democratic challenger: Representative Fred Clark of Baraboo. Elected to Assembly in 2008, reelected 2010.

SENATE DISTRICT 18:

Republican incumbent: Senator Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac. Elected to Senate in 2008 by 163 votes over Jessica King.

Democratic challenger: Jessica King, an attorney in private practice from Oshkosh, born and raised in Fond du Lac.

SENATE DISTRICT 32:

Republican incumbent: Senator Dan Kapanke of La Crosse, First elected to Senate in 2004.

Democratic challenger: Representative Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse. Elected to Assembly since 2000.

AP results link

[decal]

Oh, guys....

[topher]

FoxNews.com has a very flattering picture of Alberta Darling (R) -- all smiles:

[Hunton Peck]

Wednesday, August 10, 2011
12:07 AM: Waukesha County posts final numbers in 8th SD

Waukesha County has now posted final unofficial results in the 8th SD, showing GOP Sen. Alberta Darling won the county by a 2-to-1 margin.

Darling, R-River Hills, had 9,449 votes, while Dem Rep. Sandy Pasch won 4,767 votes.

— By Staff

[Free Vulcan]

All precincts in all races counted except 1 in Ozaukee and 12 in Milwaukee in the D-8 race.

[spokeshave]

and hermaphrodites....don't forget the hermaphrodites.

[kara2008]

via comment at Hot Air...LOL!

BREAKING: The 2 new WI Democratic legislators will be sworn in at the Rockford, Illinois Holiday Inn.

[RandallFlagg]

Thank you both.
Isn’t there supposed to be a recall election against Gov. Walker sometime?
I have a lib here at work proudly stating this every now and then.
(He’s probably retching in a toilet somewhere after reading tonight’s results)

[Springfield Reformer]

“Madison, you defended that 2010 electoral mandate. You are heroes. You are patriots. And when the history of this Tea Party movement is written, what you accomplished here will not be forgotten. Your historic stand brought down the curtain on the last election, and the 2012 election begins here. We will take the courage and the integrity that you showed all of America. We will take it and we will win back our country … We will fight for America. And it starts here in Madison, Wisconsin. It starts here! It starts now! … Mr. President, game on!”

http://conservatives4palin.com/2011/04/jedediah-bila-sarah-palin-rocks-madison.html

[Lmo56]

President Obama blames #WIRecall defeat on S&P, Tea Parties, racist cows, and certain types of cheese // And Japan!

And the sun was in the DEMS eyes, they tripped on a rock, and their glove was too big when they muffed the fly ball ...

[RatsDawg]

LOL!!!! I just laughed so hard I probably woke everyone in my apartment complex up!

[SnuffaBolshevik]

"And now that they lost, they looped the tape back to three hours ago when they still had hope ... LOL !!!"

I was wondering what happened.

They had Hopper ahead. Wonder if North Korean News will declare Darling the winner before LSDNBC?

[KansasGirl]

I’m lucky too. My 3 siblings and I are all very conservative and one of them is a public school teacher!

[max americana]

>Isn’t there supposed to be a recall election against Gov. Walker sometime?<

Walker has to be in office for ONE year, before the same BS will be thrown at him.

[comebacknewt]

Another cool thing is both Darling and Harsdorf won with bigger margins this time than they did last time.

Kapanke's loss was pretty much inevitable given the heavy unionization in his district, and Hopper had the martial issues already chronicled on this thread.

If we can run an exciting candidate in Hopper's district in 2012, no reason we can't put that one back in the GOP column as well.

Now, lets take a RAT seat next week and make our our hold on the Senate a little less tenuous.

[tcrlaf]

PASCH TWEET:

Neither Sandy or the Democratic Party will issues any statements tonight. Thank you very much for your support tonight.

[irish guard]

AP calls Darling winner

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Woo hoo!!!

[Syncro]

Check out this thread:

• TEA PARTY EXPRESS RELEASES SCHEDULE AND ROUTE OF NATIONAL TOUR (TPXV-Aug 27-Sept 12)

  Thursday, July 07, 2011 2:26:16 PM · by Syncro · 32 replies

  Tea Party Express ^ | July 7, 2010 | Levi Russell

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2011CONTACT: Levi Russell at Levi@FrontlineStrat.com, or (509) 979-6615 TEA PARTY EXPRESS RELEASES SCHEDULE AND ROUTE OF NATIONAL TOUR Coast-to-Coast Route Focuses on Early Presidential Primary StatesThe Tea Party Express (www.TeaPartyExpress.org) announced today the full route and schedule of the upcoming national tea party bus tour. Titled "Reclaiming America," this is the 5th coast-to-coast tour for the group, and will feature 29 tea party rallies in as many cities with extra time spent in states having early presidential primaries. The Reclaiming America tour will launch on August 27th in Napa, CA and roll East to...

That is what they are doing this year.

I'm sure next year they will have one or more Nationwide Bus Tours, the last one ending around election day.

I'm betting they will be having a few stops in Wisconsin.

[Lmo56]

Darling now up by 8% - what is the threshhold for recount ... 2%-3% ???

[FreeKeys]

Throw in everything we’ve got to defeat Holperin and elect Simac. Everybody help.

Gimme the names of the counties and major cities involved and I'll do it.