No surprises in Tuesday’s spring primary election in South Milwaukee …
- In the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, Justice Patience Roggensack tallied 1,040 votes, or 66.8%, in South Milwaukee. Ed Fallone came in second with 401 votes, or 25.7%. Vince Megna finished a distant third. Roggensack and Fallone will square off in the general election on April 2.
- In the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 45 race, Judge Rebecca Bradley finished with 890 votes, or 60.1%, to Janet Protasiewicz’s 434 votes, or 29.3%. Gil Urfer was third. Bradley and Protasiewicz will appear on the April 2 ballot.
Turnout was low, with 12% of the city’s 13,129 voters coming out to the polls.
See the full results here.
Any thoughts on the election? Post your comments below!
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Why do you think the vote was so low today…? And, am wondering what you think of the restoration of the Lagoon? I would love to have you write about that in your blog…
Annie: As for voter turnout, I’m actually surprised it was as high as it was, at 12%. Having no city races on the primary ballot — and only a couple of judicial races — kept people away, and the frigid weather probably didn’t help. Our turnout in South Milwaukee has been relatively high in other elections recently, and I expect that to continue.
As for the Mill Pond, I have written about the issue a few times in recent months, including here … https://southmilwaukeeblog.com/2012/12/30/mill-pond-update-dnr-requires-dam-upgrades/
I don’t know of much new news at this point, but promise to keep people informed on the issue when I hear more. My position? I lay it out pretty well in these posts from 2012 …