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Prosser Declares Win in Wisconsin Race With Recount Possible
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| Contributor | Kyle |
| Last Edited | Kyle Apr 16, 2011 02:46pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Mark Niquette |
| News Date | Friday, April 15, 2011 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg is deciding whether to seek a recount after Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David T. Prosser Jr. emerged with a 7,316-vote victory out of almost 1.5 million cast in a race that became a referendum on limits on public-employee unions.
The margin will allow Kloppenburg to request a free statewide recount, and the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board won’t certify the results until that tally is completed or the April 20 deadline to request one has passed, Michael Haas, a staff attorney, said in a telephone interview.
Kloppenburg’s campaign will “focus our decision-making on whether to request a recount,” Melissa Mulliken, her campaign manager, said in a statement. “We will review the information available to us and carefully weigh the options.”
Prosser is declaring victory and encouraging Kloppenburg to accept the results, Brian Nemoir, the judge’s campaign manager, said in a telephone interview.
“Today, the will of the electorate is clear,” Nemoir said in a statement. “Justice Prosser hopes that a shared respect for the judiciary allows the campaign to move to a positive conclusion.”
Elections officials will certify the results after reviewing the county-by-county canvass and awaiting the recount deadline, Kevin J. Kennedy, director and general counsel of the Accountability Board, said in a statement from Madison.
“That decision is now in the hands of the candidates,” Kennedy said.
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