by David Nir
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/19/996416/-Wisconsin-Recall-Thread-#1Polls have just closed in Wisconsin, where today voters cast ballots in two GOP primaries and one D-vs.-R general election. On the Republican side, in SD-12, Kim Simac squares off against Robert Lussow, while in SD-22, Fred Ekornaas faces Jonathan Steitz. And in SD-30, Democrat Dave Hansen goes head-to-head with Republican David Vanderleest, in a race that Daily Kos's polling showed to be a likely blowout.
Results: AP | Journal Sentinel
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/125840973.html6:10 PM PT: If you want to follow county-by-county results, Brown County (in SD-30) has its own site, which is running a bit ahead of the AP. A handful of precincts are in, showing a sizable Hansen lead.
6:19 PM PT: I'll tell you right now: This Hansen-Vanderleest is over before it began, to no one's surprise. Hansen is pulling in better numbers than David Prosser, the Republican Supreme Court justice who ran for e-election this past April. That means Hansen is flipping things by 20, 30, 40 net points from the Prosser race.
6:23 PM PT: On the GOP side, Steitz and Simac have early leads. I'm definitely rooting for Simac, who writes Tea Party children's books, but as to Steitz vs. Ekornaas, it's a harder call.
6:26 PM PT: Alright, so we crunched the numbers for real, instead of on the back of an envelope, and it looks like Hansen is getting around 62% in territory that went 56% for Prosser, or a 18% swing from JoAnn Kloppenburg. In other words, a slaughter for the GOP.
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http://www.wbay.com/link/476292/vote-2011-recall-primary-election-results?redirected=trueVOTE 2011 Recall Election and Primaries
http://www.wbay.com/just checked
http://www.wbay.com/link/476292/vote-2011-recall-primary-election-results?redirected=true Hansen , Dave (i) Dem 12,117 69%
VanderLeest , David GOP 5,448 31%
Updated:
State Senate District 30 -- 47 of 72 precincts reporting (65%)
Dave Hansen 13,675 69% (X)
David VanderLeest 6,191 31%
Hansen retains Senate seat in recall, defeats VanderLeest
http://www.jsonline.com/newswatch/125862043.htmlRuss Feingold
http://twitter.com/#!/russfeingoldCongratulations to WI Senator Hansen on his victory. We are one step closer to stopping Gov. Walker's agenda. Forward.