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Thompson Takes GOP Senate Primary; Other Election Results Submitted: 08/14/2012
STATEWIDE - Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson will get another shot at elected office.

Just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thompson was declared the winner in the four-way Republican U.S. Senate primary with about 34% of the vote.

Polls had shown Thompson, businessman Eric Hovde, and former Congressman Mark Neumann within points of each other in the final week before the election.

Hovde took 31%, while Neumann was at 23%.

State Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald finished a distant fourth.

Thompson advances to face U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin, who rolled to the Democratic nomination without a challenger.

The GOP primary was marked by heavy campaign spending from outside political groups.

Hovde poured millions of his own money into his campaign.

Thompson was elected to four terms as Wisconsin's governor, stepping down in 2001 to become President George W. Bush's Health and Human Services secretary.

2012 FALL PARTISAN PRIMARY RESULTS

US Senate (GOP) - Tommy Thompson 34%

Eric Hovde 31%

Mark Neumann 23%

Jeff Fitzgerald 12%

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District 12 State Senate (Dem)

Susan Sommer 65%

Lisa Theo 35%

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District 34 State Assembly (GOP) -

Rob Swearingen 74%

Alex Young 26%

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District 24 State Senate (GOP) -

Scott Noble 54%

Steve Abrahamson 46%

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District 34 State Assembly (Dem)

Merlin Van Buren 62%

Roberta Retrum 38%

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District 70 State Assembly (GOP) -

Nancy Vandermeer 59%

Dan Wald 41% -

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District 71 State Assembly (Dem) -

Katrina Shankland 27%

Corey Ladick 26%

Jeri McGinley 16%

Andrew Logan Beveridge 15%

David Verhage 6%

Tom Mallison 3%

Laura Hauser-Menting 2%

Hans Schmid 2%

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District 85 State Assembly (Dem) -

Mandy Wright 61%

Jeff Johnson 39%

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District 86 State Assembly (GOP) -

John Spiros 74%

Wayne Thorson 26%

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Oneida County District Attorney (GOP) -

Mike Schiek 62%

Mike Fugle 38%

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Portage County District Attorney (Dem) -

Louis Molepske 64%

Veronica Isherwood 36%

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Lincoln County Clerk (GOP) -

Chris Marlowe 53%

Sheila Pudelko 46%

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Forest County Clerk (Dem) -

Lisa Kalata 68%

Ann Mihalko 32%

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