Politics & Government
Mount Pleasant Voters Went For Walker, Barrett, Lehman
By 11:15 pm, all seven Mount Pleasant polling locations were reporting, and totals indicate that residents were going for Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, and former Sen. John Lehman.
**Updated 11:15 pm
Results in Mount Pleasant started to roll into Village Hall shortly before 9 pm for the state's historic recall primary election.
Out of the village's 17,137 registered voters, a total of 7,885 ballots were cast. A turnout of between 30 and 35 percent was projected, but Mount Pleasant residents turned out at a rate of 46 percent.
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There are a total of seven polling locations in the village. The final tally came in after 11 pm:
Republican Gubernatorial Primary:
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Gov. Scott Walker - 3715
Arthur Kohl-Riggs - 63
1 write in
Democratic Gubernatorial Primary:
Tom Barrett - 2434
Kathleen Falk - 1389
Doug La Follette - 102
Kathleen Vinehout - 94
Gladys Huber -49
6 write ins
Democratic Lt. Governor Primary:
Mahlon Mitchell - 2393
Isaac Weix - 1256
Ira Robbins - 956
49 write ins
21st Senate District:
John Lehman - 4,024
Tamra Varebrook - 1,893
124 write ins
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