Muskego Likes Hovde by a Thin Margin

After a four-way Republican contest played out on Tuesday, to earn the right to face off against Democrat Tammy Baldwin in November. But how did the election look locally?

The Government Accountability Board had estimated only a 20 percent turnout statewide, and Muskego voters were apparently more motivated, pulling a 30 percent turnout across the districts.

Muskego liked Hovde, but as the statewide results reflected a win for Thompson, the margin of victory for the businessman-turned-political candidate was slim. In addition, Jeff Fitzgerald, who was the first to concede the race coming fourth in a four-man race, fared a little better in Muskego, coming in third.

The breakdown of the senate race on the Republican side is as follows:

Eric Hovde - 1,461
Tommy Thompson 1,429
Jeff Fitzgerald 900
Mark Neumann 785

Waukesha County also held two contested races (County results in parenthese):

County Clerk

Kathleen Novack 1,112   (19,727)
Kathy Karelawitz - 1,075   (18,393)
Gina Kozlik - 844   (16,641)

Register of Deeds

Muskego's results favored Michael Starich, however incumbent James Behrend came out on top as the rest of the county's votes were tallied.

Michael Starich 1,194 (14,735)
James Behrend - 836  (19,446)
Barbara Larson-Lloyd - 786  (11,749)