Walker Again Runs Strong In Oak Creek
The governor got about 60 percent of the vote in the city. His margin of victory in the recall was similar to how he won in 2010.
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To a large degree, recall election results in Oak Creek ran parallel to the results statewide: A higher voter turnout than in the 2010 race between Scott Walker and Tom Barrett, and ultimately the same result.
Walker got 8,991 votes (60 percent) in Oak Creek compared to 6,014 (40 percent) for Barrett in Tuesday's recall election, according to unofficial results. Independent candidate Hari Trivedi got 44 votes.
In 2010, Walker got 7,852 votes (61 percent) to Barrett's 4,953 (38 percent).
So while many more voters made it to the poll on Tuesday, it didn't change the percentages all that dramatically.
The same could be said for the state: Walker got 53 percent of the vote and Barrett 46 percent in the recall race; in 2010, the percentages were 52 percent to 46 percent.
In the race for lieutenant governor, Republican Rebecca Kleefisch got 8,819 votes in Oak Creek vs. 5,922 for Democrat Mahlon Mitchell.
And voter turnout, like elsewhere across the region, was robust in Oak Creek: 76 percent of registered voters cast a ballot in the recall race, up from the 67 percent turnout in 2010.
Most Oak Creek polling places had long lines at the start and end of the day.
At Meadowview Elementary, cars had to park along the street just after 5 p.m. and the line of voters stretched into the parking lot.
About 30 people were still in line to vote at the Oak Creek Community Center at 8:15 p.m., fifteen minutes after the polls closed.
The turnout still came up short of the 86 percent seen in the 2008 presidential race. But it easily beat the unofficial statewide turnout of 57 percent.
Voting-by-district
Here's a look at how the vote went district by district. 2010 numbers are in parenthesis.
Click here for a map of the districts.
| District | Walker | Barrett |
| District 1 | 1,531 (1,103) | 995 (672) |
| District 2 | 1,286 (1,143) | 986 (805) |
| District 3 | 1,471 (1,444) | 966 (911) |
| District 4 | 1,727 (1,124) | 1,103 (740) |
| District 5 | 1,809 (1,892) | 1,027 (947) |
| District 6 | 1,167 (1,146) | 937 (878) |
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David
4:42 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Love all the middle class OC residents (yes you, with your mid-level management job, $200k ranch house, are middle class) voting for Walker, who only cares about the few of us with real money. Rubes. But thanks for the votes anyway. Just don't expect anything in return.
Andy
9:54 am on Thursday, June 7, 2012
Stop the childish name calling. Oak Creek continues to vote on FACTS and not what unions tell us to do. GET OVER IT.
Mike in OC
10:46 am on Thursday, June 7, 2012
great turnout OC!
Chris
11:59 am on Thursday, June 7, 2012
David did a great summarization of the difference the parties, didn't he? Democrats "expect" something in return for their vote, Republicans, neither want, nor expect anything. In fact, we'd prefer as little government in our lives as possible.
oak creek resident
1:13 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2012
David, maybe its BECAUSE they are middle class is the reason they voted for Walker. Why should the middle class pay for their own retirement and health insurance plus also pay for teachers and cops retirement?
The true hard working middle class is sick of getting tossed around by elitist cry babies - namely teachers and other public union employees.
Mr.Ed
10:31 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2012
$50 Lesson
I recently asked my neighbors' little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President someday.
Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, "If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?" She replied, "I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people." Her parents beamed with pride.
"Wow...what a worthy goal," I told her, "but you don't have to wait until you're President to do that! You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house."
She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"
I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."