Politics & Government
With 71% Turnout, Greendale Chooses Walker by a Landslide
High voter turnout resulted in Gov. Scott Walker winning over Greendale and the state.
As the day progressed poll workers all over Greendale had nothing but good things to say about the high number of voter turnouts.
When all said and done, Gov. Scott Walker won the recall election keeping his seat. Greendale favored Walker.
Greendale had a 71% voter turnout during this election with 61% (4,858 voters) voting for Walker and 38% (3,056 voters) voting for Tom Barrett.
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Wards 1 & 2:
1069 voted for Walker
457 voted for Barrett
Wards 3 & 4
929 voted for Walker
770 voted for Barrett
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Wards 5 & 6
936 voted for Walker
562 voted for Barrett
Wards 7 & 8
908 voted for Walker
634 voted for Barrett
Wards 9 & 10
1016 voted for Walker
633 voted for Barrett
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch received 61% of the Greendale vote, while Mahlon Mitchell received 39%.
Story includes comments from voters sharing their views and poll workers speaking about the day.
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