Wisconsin Recalls: A Post-Mortem

The recall elections held Tuesday night produced no change in the control of the state Senate, as Republicans narrowly kept their majority.

The GOP now has a 17-16 hold on the Senate. Democrats picked up two seats, but fell short of what they were hoping for - winning three seats and grabbing control of the Senate.

Two more recall elections are set to be held next Tuesday. They both involve Democrats - Jim Holperin of Conover and Bob Wirch of Pleasant Prairie.

Here's a roundup of reaction from around the web:

- Patch has , which has dominated local news coverage in recent days. Results were known until the wee hours of the morning, but the election was won by Darling, a Republican. 

- Hudson Patch, meanwhile, . 

- The Wisconsin State Journal has a nice recap of last night - what happened, and perhaps more importantly, what didn't happen.

- This JSOnline blog post talks about the incredible voter turnout. 

- The New York Times provides a national perspective on the results.

- The U.S. News and World Report says "unions lost big."

- The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and the Republican Party of Wisconsin both released statements expressing satisfaction. 

- It's likely that a recall for Gov. Scott Walker will proceed, according to WUWM.

- Walker, for his part, tweeted about the need to move forward to work on creating jobs.