In February 2011, Gov. Scott Walker, fresh off a Tea Party revolution that gave Republicans full control of state government, told supporters in a private meeting that he soon planned to drop what he called “the bomb”: his signature anti-union legislation that would become known as Act 10.
Democratic Gov.-elect David Crowley arrives for a press conference in Milwaukee on Wednesday, the day after defeating Republican Tom Tiffany. Combined with victories in the state Assembly and Senate, Democrats now control all three levers of state government.
Gov.-elect David Crowley pledged Wednesday to work to help lower the cost of healthcare, public education and childcare in the state, all longtime Democratic priorities.
Gov.-elect David Crowley arrives at at a press conference in Milwaukee Wednesday. He’ll joing a Democratic majority in the Legislature when the new term starts in January.
At least 56% of Wisconsin’s voting-age population cast ballots in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election, with more than 2.6 million votes counted statewide as of Wednesday morning.
Turnout was even higher in Dane County and Madison, where 62% and 59% of the voting-age population, respectively, cast ballots.
Although not as high as a presidential election year, the vote Tuesday represented a healthy midterm turnout. In the 2022 midterms, which featured a high-profile U.S. Senate race between Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes in addition to a race for governor, the statewide turnout was 57%.
That year, 64% of voting-age residents in Dane County and 62% in Madison cast ballots.
Democratic Gov.-elect David Crowley arrives for a press conference in Milwaukee on Wednesday, the day after defeating Republican Tom Tiffany. Combined with victories in the state Assembly and Senate, Democrats now control all three levers of state government.
Gov.-elect David Crowley pledged Wednesday to work to help lower the cost of healthcare, public education and childcare in the state, all longtime Democratic priorities.
Gov.-elect David Crowley arrives at at a press conference in Milwaukee Wednesday. He’ll joing a Democratic majority in the Legislature when the new term starts in January.
