Prosser v. Kloppenburg (WI Supreme Court) Update

With 29% of the vote counted, it appears that the incumbent David Prosser has a slight lead over his opponent Joanne Kloppenburg. Prosser is an incumbent judge while Kloppenburg is a former 'community activist' and current Assistant Attorney General eying to overturn the public sector union changes made last month.

29% Reporting
Prosser: 51%
Kloppenburg: 49%

This is a non-partisan election, but many on the left are pushing against Prosser for his political affiliations. Prosser has been endorsed by both major Democrats and Republicans, including a former Democratic governor of the state.

UPDATE:

Prosser appears to be doing well in three important conservative counties, as the National Review stated as important to a potential win. Milwaukee county is unclear right now:

Madison, Wis. – Republican sources tell me to keep an eye on four counties tonight. Prosser needs to see solid GOP turnout in these areas: Brown County, Racine County, Milwaukee County, and Outagamie County. With Madison’s city clerk predicting 60 percent turnout in the left-leaning capital, a Prosser victory will likely depend on more conservative areas upstate.

This is going to be close.


UPDATE: 10:39


With 34% in
Prosser:  265,662 50%
Kloppenburg: 263,356 50%

Some of the key county results:

Brown County with 100% reporting:

DAVID T. PROSSER, JR. . . . . . . 33,319 54.96
JOANNE F. KLOPPENBURG . . . . . . 27,206 44.87

Racine County:

Prosser: 14969 (61%)
Kloppenburg: 9442 (39%)

UPDATE 10:44

News a little better with 38% in:

Prosser: 319,941 52%
Kloppenburg: 301,187 48%

UPDATE: 10:47pm

Outagamie County Results:

Prosser: 20,491 (56%)
Kloppenburg: 16,242 (44%)

UPDATE: 10:48

Back a little tighter with 42% in:

David Prosser (inc)
340,364 51%
Joanne Kloppenburg 321,359 49%

UPDATE: 10:55

Now with 46% in:

David Prosser (inc) 384,772 52%
Joanne Kloppenburg 355,327 48%

UPDATE: 11:01
Some bad news from the liberal hotbed of Dane County (Madison)

Prosser: 33654 (28.77%)
Kloppenburg: 83153 (71.09%)

Not sure if this is counted in the total yet.

UPDATE: 11:02:

Some tightening again. Looks like Madison is being counted:

David Prosser (inc) 407,073 50%
Joanne Kloppenburg 405,963 50%

UPDATE: 11:08

Some real bad news as Dane continues to come in:

Joanne Kloppenburg 438,201 50%
David Prosser (inc) 434,445 50%

It's Dane County pushing the totals off:

Kloppenburg: 100312 72.81%
Prosser: 37261 27.04%

UPDATE 11:15est:

PROSSER BACK IN LEAD!

David Prosser (inc)484,652 51%
Joanne Kloppenburg 473,246 49%

UPDATE: 11:19 with 64% in:

David Prosser (inc)504,441 51%
Joanne Kloppenburg 486,526 49%

HOTAIR is reporting:

Update: Prosser already leads by 40,000 votes in Waukesha County with just over 25 percent of precincts reporting. That’s where he’ll pad his lead; Kloppenburg will have to clean up elsewhere to erase it.

UPDATE: 10:23 with 66%

Kloppenburg, levied by Milwaukee and Dane Counties, takes another lead:

Joanne Kloppenburg 515,891 50%
David Prosser (inc)514,475 50%

UPDATE: 11:29 with 68% in:

David Prosser (inc)528,080 50%
Joanne Kloppenburg 527,174 50%

11:30pm

Dane is continuing to come in heavy for the lefty:

Kloppenburg 41835 73.34%
Prosser 115688 26.52%

UPDATE 11:32

Some figures from Milwaukee County:

Milwaukee 305/486 precincts in
Prosser: 57,703 44%
Kloppenburg: 72,076 56%

Looks like the number of votes from Milwaukee and Dane for Kloppenburg will be similar to those left for Prosser. Which leaves it a tossup for the smaller counties....

UPDATE: 11:35

With 71% counted:

Joanne Kloppenburg 552,053 50%
David Prosser (inc) 546,662 50%

UPDATE 11:38

One county no one's looking at may hold the key!

Ozaukee 16/48 precincts
Prosser: 10,420 74%
Kloppenburg 3,710 26%

UPDATE 11:42

Still depressing from Dane:

Dane 190/248
Prosser 41,835 27%
Kloppenburg 115,688 73%

UPDATE: 11:43 with 76% in

Joanne Kloppenburg 571,145 50%
David Prosser (inc)564,352 50%

UPDATE: 11:47pm
Waukesha over half in.... cutting down Prosser's potential votes:

Waukesha 119/198 precincts
Prosser 63,044 73%
Kloppenburg 22,995 27%

UPDATE: 11:50pm:

Joanne Kloppenburg 583,113 50%
David Prosser (inc) 575,930 50%

UPDATE: 11:57pm

Joanne Kloppenburg 614,306 51%
David Prosser (inc) 595,474 49%

UPDATE 12:06 with 85%... a real nail biter:

Joanne Kloppenburg 648,723 51%
David Prosser (inc) 624,972 49%

UPDATE 12:12 pm
Washington County may hold the key:

Washington 10/38
Prosser 21,425 77%
Kloppenburg 6,555 23%

UPDATE 12:13pm 90%

Joanne Kloppenburg 670,661 50%
David Prosser (inc) 668,985 50%

UPDATE: 12:17
Milwaukee's almost all in now:

Milwaukee 473/486
Prosser 93,255 44%
Kloppenburg 120,453 56%

UPDATE: 12:25

92% in, down to 1,600 diff

Joanne Kloppenburg 684,512 50%
David Prosser (inc) 682,935 50%

UPDATE: 12:29

PROSSER BACK IN LEAD

David Prosser (inc) 687,274 50%
Joanne Kloppenburg 686,683 50%

UPDATE 12:31

Waupaca gives Prosser a lead again:

Waupaca 38/38
Prosser 7,204 59%
Kloppenburg 4,938 41%

UPDATE 12:37 with 94% in

David Prosser (inc)698,973 50%
Joanne Kloppenburg 692,463 50%

UPDATE 12:38:

DANE TAPPED OUT

Dane 243/248
Prosser 45,503 27%
Kloppenburg 124,880 73%

12:40

With 200 precincts left, one county is dragging the GOP UP!

Marathon 108/140
Prosser 16,368 54%
Kloppenburg 14,032 46%

68 more!

Waukesha 130/198
Prosser 81,255 73%
Kloppenburg 29,332 27%

97% in... man, oh, man

David Prosser (inc) 703,675 50%
Joanne Kloppenburg 701,760 50%

12:46....
Down to the wire:

Waukesha 198/198
Prosser 81,255 73%
Kloppenburg 29,332 27%

UPDATE 12:57 pm

Racine tapped out-- more for Prosser without the AP reporting yet:

Prosser:28,204 54.02%
Kloppenburg: 22,518 43.13%


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