The Uptake talks to Wisconsin voters on the ground. An open thread for results and news from Wisconsin’s recall elections. 10:30 p.m.: Jessica King (D) takes tiny lead over Randy Hopper (R), giving Dems leads in three races. 10:26 p.m.: Alberta Darling : “We’re taking back the state.” She appears to have forgotten that they already run the state and the fact that they are losing two races at the moment. 10:25 p.m.: Other races all too close to call. 10:22 p.m.: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel calls race for Harsdorf (R). 10:20 p.m.: With 72% in, Harsdorf (R) looks to be a winner, again, no surprise there. 10:16 p.m.: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel calls race for Cowles (R). This was the most conservative district. 10:15 p.m.: Pasch has taken a small lead over Alberta Darling (R), this is the game-changer. It’s early, though, with only 18% in. 10:14 p.m.: With 80% in Cowles (R) is up big, almost certain to win. No surprise. 10:03 p.m.: The Ed Show is saying that most of the votes in so far are from rural areas and that many of the bigger cities had polls stay open for more than an hour after closing to complete the lines. Results as of 10 p.m. EST : State Senate – District 2 – General Wisconsin – 44 of 90 Precincts Reporting – 49% Cowles , Robert (i) GOP 10,777 57% Nusbaum , Nancy Dem 8,029 43% State Senate – District 8 – General Wisconsin – 7 of 82 Precincts Reporting – 9% Darling , Alberta (i) GOP 3,183 71% Pasch , Sandra Dem 1,320 29% State Senate – District 10 – General Wisconsin – 61 of 114 Precincts Reporting – 54% Harsdorf , Sheila (i) GOP 16,753 58% Moore , Shelly Dem 12,056 42% State Senate – District 14 – General Wisconsin – 46 of 126 Precincts Reporting – 37% Olsen , Luther (i) GOP 7,576 55% Clark , Fred Dem 6,208 45% State Senate – District 18 – General Wisconsin – 8 of 108 Precincts Reporting – 7% Hopper , Randy (i) GOP 3,025 54% King , Jessica Dem 2,576 46% State Senate – District 32 – General Wisconsin – 29 of 119 Precincts Reporting – 24% Shilling , Jennifer Dem 2,541 51% Kapanke , Dan (i) GOP 2,468 49%
Wisconsin Results and News Thread