Politics & Government
Wanggaard Recount Update, Walker Woos IL Jobs, Recall Voting Breaks Record
In political news Wednesday, state Sen. Van Wanggaard picks up more votes in Day 7 of his state Senate recall election recount; Gov. Walker woos Illinois businesses and the state says the June 5 recall broke turnout records.
In political news Wednesday on Patch:
About two-thirds of the votes in the 21st Senate District recall election have been recounted; as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, just more than 50,000 ballots had been completed.
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Wisconsin's governor spoke to a Chicago organization and said he would welcome Illinois businesses that sought to expand or grow, but did not want to "poach" companies.
Turnout of nearly 58 percent was highest ever for a gubernatorial race in a non-presidential year, but still fell short of the numbers in recent presidential elections. In Brookfield, turnout was 85 percent.
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