Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos looked to be cruising to an easy victory Tuesday over Democratic challenger Andy Mitchell in the 63rd Assembly District. Unofficial results listed on jsonline.com report that 71 percent of the vote has been counted. Vos had 12,582 compared to Mitchell’s 6,034. Vote totals listed on the Racine County website for the Vos-Mitchell […]
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Johnson Will Head Back to Washington
Republican Ron Johnson is headed back to Washington, D.C., to represent the State of Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. With 50 percent of the precincts reporting, FOX News is calling the statewide race for U.S. Senate for Johnson. According to the story on FOX News, Johnson was in the lead 798,634 to Feingold’s 692,123. Johnson was running […]
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Sturtevant Voters Choose Republican Candidates
Village of Sturtevant residents overwhelmingly voted for Republican candidates Tuesday, giving Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, Robin Vos and Tricia Hanson decidedly more votes than their Democratic opponents. Village Administrator/Clerk Mary Cole recorded 2,725 voters out of more than 3,175 total registered voters, putting turnout there at 85 percent. Here’s how it shook out there: President […]
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Hanson is Racine County District Attorney
Deputy District Attorney Tricia Hanson is the new Racine County District Attorney. Results from across Racine County rolled in from the west end of the county first, putting Hanson in front of challenger Tom Binger in leads at a rate of almost 2:1 throughout the night. Numbers from the City of Racine and the Village of […]
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Take Our Poll: Should Early Voting be Uniform or Unique to the Community?
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos plans to once again introduce legislation that will limit early voting, he says, to make availability more uniform across the state. U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson last July struck down a number of provisions of the state’s voter ID laws, including restrictions on limited hours and locations for early voting, […]
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Walking Dead’s Gurira Urges Residents to Get Involved
Danai Gurira believes it is every American’s civic duty to not just vote for Hillary Clinton for president of the United States but to get involved in the political process. “That’s why I’m here,” she said. “I think it’s my civic responsibility for what happens in this country. I know that I stand on the […]
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Early Voting Gets Underway Today
Citizens who don’t relish waiting in potentially long lines come election day can take advantage of early voting starting today. Early in-person absentee voting in the Village of Caledonia got underway Oct. 3 and begins today in the Villages of Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant. City of Racine residents can also vote starting today. City Clerk […]
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BREAKING: Chelsea Clinton Visiting Racine Monday
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton will visit Racine Monday to stump for her mother, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Chelsea will speak at 1:45p.m. at Living Light Community Center, 740 College Avenue, to rally area Democrats and tout the availability of early voting. The Clinton campaign made the announcement on Hillary Clinton’s website. RSVP is required to […]
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Incomplete Witness Info Could Get Absentee Ballots Tossed
Thousands of absentee ballots could be at risk because of missing information in the witness section of the ballot. Citizens who cast their vote by having their ballots mailed to them are required to have a witness sign the ballot before it’s returned to the appropriate municipality. In addition to their signature, witnesses must also fill out […]
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Take Our Poll: Who Gets Your Vote for President?
With one presidential and the only vice-presidential debate on the books and the second presidential debate coming on Sunday, we thought we’d see where your vote would go if the election was held today. If the election was today, who would get your vote? Hillary Clinton Gary Johnson Jill Stein Donald Trump Poll Maker
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DA Candidates Trade Barbs Over Hatch Act Violations
Tricia Hanson and Tom Binger – candidates for Racine County District Attorney – traded barbs last week over Hanson’s use on her campaign website and social media of photos of her with uniformed members of county law enforcement. Hanson is currently the Racine County Deputy District Attorney and Binger is an Assistant District Attorney in […]
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Paul Ryan Handily Wins Primary
To the surprise of virtually no one, Congressman and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan cruised to an easy primary win over Republican challenger Paul Nehlen. WISN 12 News listed the results with 224 of 341 precincts reporting: Ryan: 38,370, or 84 percent Nehlen:Â 7,369, or 16 percent Ryan will face either Tom Breu or Ryan […]
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Parts of Voter ID, Early Voting
While the decision won’t affect voters for the Aug. 9 partisan primary, a federal judge’s recent decisions about Voter ID almost certainly will make an impact come November. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson struck down a number of provisions of the state’s voter ID laws, including restrictions on […]
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Notes from the DNC: Local Party Chair Inspired by Biden, Obama
**Editor’s Note: Democratic Party of Racine County Chair Meg Andrietsch is reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Philadephia, PA. The second night of the Democratic National Convention was the roll call night. We had nominations for President of the United States. US Senator Barbara Mikulski nominated Hillary Clinton, and Congressman John Lewis was one of […]
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Notes from the DNC: Local Chair Talks About 1st Night
**Editor’s Note: Racine County Democratic Party Chair Meg Andrietsch is at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. She offered to provide dispatches from the event. The Democratic National Convention is meeting this week in Philadelphia. The Wisconsin Delegation has 96 members, representing all areas of the state and both candidates. We are sharing our hotel […]