The winners in South Milwaukee: Barack Obama, Tammy Baldwin, Gwen Moore and Mark Honadel.
Here’s a bit more detail from Tuesday …
- President Barack Obama scored a big win over Mitt Romney locally, tallying 5,810 votes, or 53.1%, to Romney’s 4,956, or 45.2% — larger than the statewide margin.
- Tammy Baldwin also defeated Tommy Thompson in the U.S. Senate race with 5,557 votes, or 51.9%, to 4,838, or 45.2%, also a bigger victory than across the state.
- U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore also scored a surprising victory locally in the District 4 House race. After losing badly in 2010 to Republican challenger Mark Sebring, the Democrat had 4,760 votes, or 47.9%, to 4,711 votes, or 47.4%. That margin was much larger across the district, which includes a good portion of the City of Milwaukee.
- Also, State Rep. Mark Honadel easily beat Democratic challenger William Kurtz, 5,827 votes to 4,525 votes. The 56.2% to 43.6% margin is a bit smaller than how the overall 21st Assembly District was trending, including Oak Creek.
Turnout was also extremely high, with 11,065 of 12,528 voters, or 88.3%, casting a ballot.
See the full election recap here.
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Wow! 88%? Makes me happy to live in South Milwaukee. 🙂