Monday, June 25, 2012
1:22 PM
Wanggaard gains another five votes over weekend; Lehman adds one
State Sen. Van Wanggaard picked up another five votes in the Racine County recount on Friday and Saturday, while Dem rival John Lehman also picked up a vote.
Wanggaard added another four votes to his overall total from a recount of ballots from parts of Caledonia, Elmwood Park, Rochester, Sturtevant, North Bay and Union Grove. Lehman picked up one vote each in Rochester and Sturtevant, but lost a vote in North Bay.
The Racine Board of Canvassers also recounted parts of Mt. Pleasant as well as the village of Waterford and Wind Point. Wanggaard added another vote in Mt. Pleasant, while Lehman's totals were unchanged.
Over the course of the recount, Wanggaard has picked up nine votes while Lehman has added one. The board still has most of Mt. Pleasant and all of the City of Racine to recount.The board has until July 2 to finish the recount.
-- By Jason Smathers
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