An Election Returns In Yet?

[Dinger]

I'm starting to stress here.

[saltpoint]

1. Hi, Dinger. I've seen only this outcome from the

Wisconsin STATE JOURNAL:

http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/446216

Go, Shirley!

[undeterred]

2. Evers and Abrahamson were called winners by AP

in the last half hour, even though only 10-20% of the vote is counted.

[Dinger]

3. It's Past 30% Now, And They Are Ineded Declared Winners!

Yay!!!!

[undeterred]

4. Kathleen Falk is a couple thousand behind Nancy Mistele

in the early count for the Dane County Executive race... if Falk loses to a Republican I'm going to be really pissed.

[Dinger]

5. I Wish Peg Would Have Won,

but Doyle backed Falk, and look what we have now?

[undeterred]

6. Looks like Falk has kept her job.

I know she isn't popular around the state, but I'd hate to have a Republican County executive.

[Jimbo S]

12. I thought the whole 9-1-1 situation would be her Waterloo

Glad she won and hopefully she'll straighten out the mess there as well as continue her progressive ideals.

[undeterred]

13. If she'd had a Democratic primary opponent

who was a decent candidate there would have been something to worry about. But even the Democrats who are frustrated with Falk aren't frustrated enough to vote for a right wing Repuke.

Edit: She had no primary opponent- nobody would have the money or the nerve to run against Falk when she so obviously has the Governor's backing.

[Jimbo S]

14. Just a reminder the office is non-partisan.

So no Dem primary, but I think you make a good point about Falk having the advantage of being the only liberal in this particular election.

[Jimbo S]

11. Irrelevant

Van Hollen wins whoever emerged from the Dem primary. Peg screwed herself over royally.

[sybylla]

15. Hard to say

Dem voters were not going to vote for Van Hollen and the rural swing voters (you know, those people who live north of Portage) loved how Peg handled the Vang case. She got great press up here for months on end just before the primary.

If you went back to look at the primary results, you'd see Peg got a lot of support outside Madison and Milwaukee. In a partisan race, there aren't enough Dem voters in Madison and Milwaukee to carry a statewide race alone. The attitudes in the rest of the state can turn an election. Falk has a reputation as a gun-stealing, commie Madison Liberal. Peg didn't - especially after the Vang trial.

[AllyCat]

7. Wow. Everyone for whom I voted won.

Right down to the 3 I picked for school board. Wow. The only other time that has happened to me is Nov 2008.

Our progressive alder beat his challenger which is what makes me most happy. Wish I was happy about Falk. I really wish I thought she deserved this win. But when I saw how awful Mistele was...well, I voted for Falk and encouraged my friends to do the same. Sigh...

[AllyCat]

8. Having just been in Bayfield, I saw Anderson defeated the

"english only" challenger.

[Dinger]

9. wow, You're WAY Up North Aren't You?

I love it up there:)

[AllyCat]

10. We were on vacation. It was interesting to see who people were supporting

Abrahamson signs everywhere. Lots of Anderson closer to Washburn. Linehan had lots of signs, but like McCain's campaign, 3 to 4 in a yard. What was really weird was his message in the local paper about everyone not speaking English if we don't support our vets...then on the Rez, he had signs with eagle feathers painted on them, ostensibly to show he, uh supports native Americans? I dunno. Anyway, he lost.