Matchups set for six recalls in Wisconsin
May 10, 2012
By: Greg Janetka
MADISON, Wisconsin: With 100 percent of primary results in, ballots for the six Republican recalls in Wisconsin have been set. In less than a month voters across the state will go to the polls to determine if the governor, lieutenant governor and four state senators will be removed from their posts and replaced or allowed to finish out their terms. Here is an overview of the races set to take place on June 5.
Governor
- See also: Scott Walker recall, Wisconsin (2012)
Gov. Scott Walker (R) will face Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the recall. The two previously faced off in the 2010 race for governor, which Walker won with 52 percent of the vote. Barrett faced four other challengers for the Democratic nomination - former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, Secretary of State Doug La Follette and protest candidate Gladys Huber.
| Wisconsin Governor Recall - Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Tom Barrett |
58.1% | 390,191 | ||
| Kathleen Falk | 34.1% | 229,236 | ||
| Kathleen Vinehout | 4% | 26,967 | ||
| Doug La Follette | 2.9% | 19,497 | ||
| Gladys Huber | 0.7% | 4,847 | ||
| Scattering | 0.1% | 864 | ||
| Total Votes | 671,602 | |||
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. | ||||
Walker faced protest candidate Arthur Kohl-Riggs in the primary, which he won easily.
| Wisconsin Governor Recall - Republican Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Scott Walker Incumbent |
96.9% | 626,962 | ||
| Arthur Kohl-Riggs | 3.1% | 19,939 | ||
| Patrick J. O'Brien (Write-In) | 0% | 17 | ||
| Scattering | 0% | 204 | ||
| Total Votes | 647,122 | |||
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. | ||||
Lieutenant Governor
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (R) will face Mahlon Mitchell, President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, in the recall. Mitchell defeated protest candidate Isaac Weix and private investigator Ira Robins in the Democratic primary.
| Wisconsin Lt. Governor Recall - Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Mahlon Mitchell |
51.3% | 396,302 | ||
| Isaac Weix | 25.5% | 197,148 | ||
| Ira Robins | 21.4% | 165,325 | ||
| Scattering | 1.8% | 13,575 | ||
| Total Votes | 772,350 | |||
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. | ||||
Senate District 13
State Senator Scott Fitzgerald (R) will face recall organizer Lori Compas (D) and Terry Virgil (L) in the recall. Compas defeated protest candidate Gary Ellerman in the Democratic primary.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lori Compas |
71.5% | 21,257 | ||
| Gary Ellerman | 27.6% | 8,213 | ||
| Scattering | 0.9% | 273 | ||
| Total Votes | 29,743 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
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Senate District 21
State Senator Van Wanggaard (R) will face former State Sen. John Lehman (D) in the recall. Wanggaard defeated Lehman in 2010 to win his current seat. Lehman defeated protest candidate Tamra Varebrook in the Democratic primary.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John Lehman |
67.8% | 20,284 | ||
| Tamra Varebrook | 31.8% | 9,513 | ||
| Scattering | 0.4% | 122 | ||
| Total Votes | 29,919 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
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Senate District 23
State Senator Terry Moulton (R) will face former state legislator Kristen Dexter (D) in the recall. Dexter served in the Assembly from 2009-2011. She defeated Moulton in 2008 to win the District 68 seat.[1]
Dexter defeated protest candidate James Engel in the Democratic primary.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kristen Dexter |
63.8% | 17,651 | ||
| James Engel | 35.2% | 9,736 | ||
| Scattering | 1.1% | 292 | ||
| Total Votes | 27,679 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
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Senate District 29
State Senator Pam Galloway (R) was successfully recalled but resigned her seat. Officials with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board declared the recall must proceed. State Reps. Jerry Petrowski (R) and Donna Seidel (D) are vying for the seat.
Seidel defeated protest candidate James Buckley in the Democratic primary.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Donna Seidel |
63.5% | 17,930 | ||
| James Buckley | 35.8% | 10,099 | ||
| Scattering | 0.8% | 217 | ||
| Total Votes | 28,246 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
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See also
- Timeline of events of the recall of Wisconsin State Senators in 2012
- Scott Walker recall, Wisconsin (2012)
- Rebecca Kleefisch recall, Wisconsin (2012)
- Recall of Wisconsin State Senators (2011)
- Scott Fitzgerald recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2012)
- Van Wanggaard recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2012)
- Terry Moulton recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2012)
- Pam Galloway recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2012)
- Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
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