Wednesday, June 6, 2012
12:47 AM
Wanggaard campaign expects margin will continue to narrow
Sen. Van Wanggaard just finished speaking to supporters, telling them that the numbers are incredibly close and he wanted to make sure he got a chance to thank everyone before they went home.
"We had a really good night tonight," he said, recounting the GOP victories throughout the state.
After thanking his family and campaign staff, Wanggaard reiterated that he would wait for the official numbers and contemplate his options in the morning.
Wanggaard did not speak to media after his address, but campaign manager Justin Phillips told WisPolitics the race is extremely close.
"The TV results may not reflect whats actually going on, but we know it's a very close race," Phillips said.
He said that the campaign expected a tight race going in and the 21st Senate District held true to predictions.
"Every pundit, every individual said it was going to come down to the 21st Senate District and we've lived up to that reputation," Phillips said. "So we're just gonna wait and see what the actual, final results bring us and hopefully it works out in our favor. I believe it will, I'm confident."
Phillips hinted at the possibility the numbers could tighten enough to warrant a recount.
He said he was not concerned about slow election returns, saying Racine County is notoriously slow and the campaign prepared for that by getting observers to all locations.
"That's why we knew what we knew, when we knew it," he said.
-- By Arthur Thomas
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