Mario Lena recall, Dover, Wisconsin (2018)
| Dover Town Chairman recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| July 31, 2018 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2018 Recalls in Wisconsin Wisconsin recall laws City official recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Dover, Wisconsin, to recall Town Chairman Mario Lena was initiated in April 2018. Recall petitioners began gathering signatures on April 23, 2018.[1] A recall election was triggered after petitioners turned in the required number of signatures by the deadline on June 21, 2018. The recall election was held on July 31, 2018.[2]
Lena faced off against former Town Supervisor Dean Larsen and current Town Supervisor Sam Stratton.[3]
Recall vote
The recall election was held on July 31, 2018. Voters approved removing Lena from office. Sam Stratton earned enough votes on July 31 to win election without the need for a runoff.[4]
| Mario Lena recall, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sam Stratton |
54.5% | 319 |
| Mario Vincent Lena Incumbent | 29.9% | 175 |
| Dean Larsen | 15.4% | 90 |
| Write-in | 0.0% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 585 | |
| Source: Town of Dover, Wisconsin | ||
Recall supporters
Recall organizers accused Lena of acting unprofessionally and failing to represent the interests of Dover residents.[1]
Recall opponents
Lena did not have an official response after the recall petition began circulating.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin
Recall petitioners began gathering signatures on April 23, 2018, and had until June 21, 2018, to collect 411 signatures to trigger a recall election.[1] Former Town Chairman Tom Lembcke turned in the petition with 436 valid signatures, triggering the recall election.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Journal Times, "Dover residents circulate petition calling for recall of town chairman," April 28, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Journal Times, "Dover chairman, supervisor to face off in recall election," June 26, 2018
- ↑ The Journal Times, "Dover recall election candidates finalized," July 4, 2018
- ↑ Town of Dover, "RESULTS OF THE RECALL PRIMARY ELECTION JULY 31, 2018," July 31, 2018
