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2011 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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Nominee David Prosser, Jr. JoAnne Kloppenburg
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote752,694745,690
Percentage50.2%49.8%
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Prosser:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Kloppenburg:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Justice before election

David Prosser, Jr.
Nonpartisan

Elected Justice

David Prosser, Jr.
Nonpartisan

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election of 2011 took place on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The incumbent justice, David Prosser, Jr., was re-elected to another ten-year term, defeating assistant Wisconsin Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg. Unlike past elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the race gained significant nationwide publicity as it was widely seen as the first referendum on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's proposed anti-union legislation and the resulting protests. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Primary election

In December 2010, Prosser's campaign director expressed strong support for governor-elect Walker, saying Prosser's "personal ideology more closely mirrors" Walker's, and that a win by Prosser would result in, "protecting the conservative judicial majority and acting as a common sense compliment to both the new administration and Legislature." [10] He later disavowed the statements and claimed he had not seen the release. [11] Prosser's campaign manager also said, "This election is about a 4-3 common sense conservative majority vs. a 3-4 liberal majority, and nothing more." [12] [13]

In a survey of attorneys conducted by the Milwaukee Bar Association that was published February 2011, Prosser received more votes saying he was "qualified" than any of his opponents; besting Kloppenburg by a margin of 296 to 112. [14] He was endorsed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and the Sun Prairie Star. [15] [16] [17] He won the primary handily, receiving 231,000 votes to second place finisher Kloppenburg's 105,000 votes; a 30% margin.

Candidates

Results

Nonpartisan Primary Results [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan David Prosser (incumbent) 231,017 54.99%
Nonpartisan JoAnne Kloppenburg 105,002 24.99%
Nonpartisan Marla Stephens45,25610.77%
Nonpartisan Joel Winnig37,8319.01%
Write-in 1,0040.24%
Total votes420,110 100.0%

General election

In the general election of April 5, 2011, Prosser again faced Kloppenburg. The contest received considerable attention due to the ongoing protests of Walker's budget repair bill and limitations on public employee bargaining rights; issues which would likely soon come before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Heading into the election, the court had a conservative majority of 4-2-1 with Prosser identifying as a conservative and N. Patrick Crooks [20] considered a swing vote. Both candidates stated their unhappiness with the increasingly partisan nature of the race. [21]

Kloppenburg, supported by unions, particularly those of the public sector employees, tried to tie Prosser to the policies of Republican Governor Walker, and his March 2011 law limiting most of Wisconsin's public employees' collective bargaining rights. The non-partisan race for the court seat was also characterized as a proxy battle or referendum on the administration of Governor Walker and other Republican officials. [22] [23] [24] Both candidates indicated their unhappiness regarding the increasingly partisan nature of the race, [25] [26] with Prosser claiming that his defeat would mean the end of judicial independence. [27]

On March 31, Prosser's campaign co-chair, former Democratic governor Patrick Lucey, resigned from the campaign and endorsed Kloppenburg, claiming Prosser had lost his impartiality, and was showing "a disturbing distemper and lack of civility that does not bode well for the High Court". [28] The Wausau Daily Herald reversed its primary election endorsement, and urged its readers to vote against Prosser in the general, describing him as "an intemperate figure given to partisan rhetoric". [29] Citing the earlier statement of Prosser's campaign director that the election is about maintaining a conservative majority on the court, The Capital Times endorsed Kloppenburg. [30] Prosser was endorsed by the Sun Prairie Star, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (via Twitter), among others for the general election. [31] [32] [33]

State officials predicted a voter turnout of around 20 percent, a typical level of turnout for an April election. [34] However, voter interest and turnout were unusually high with nearly 1.5 million votes cast. [35]

Results

On April 6, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel , with 100% of precincts reporting and absentee ballots all tallied, had Kloppenburg maintaining a 204 vote lead. [36] Re-canvassing began the next day to verify to election results, and errors were found in counties favoring both contestants; Prosser gained votes from Winnebago and Waukesha, while Kloppenburg regained ground from a scattering of other counties, including Grant, Portage, Door, Iowa, Rusk, Vernon, and Shawano. [37] A news conference on April 7, held by the County Clerk of Waukesha County reported the existence of errors in Brookfield, Wisconsin where votes were never submitted to the Waukesha County total due to human error and that Prosser had picked up a 7,500-vote margin over Kloppenburg in the county as a result. In response, the Kloppenburg campaign filed an Open Records request for the contact records of the Waukesha County Clerk and a request was filed with the region's US Attorney to impound the additional ballots. [38]

As of April 8, 2011, Waukesha County's turnout was officially 47% (increased from 42% before the correction). [39] Statewide turnout during the election was officially 33%. On election day, Deputy Clerk Gina Kozlik had estimated turnout in the county to be 20-25%, [40] with up to 35% turnout in some polling locations within the county. [41] Nate Silver of Fivethirtyeight.com did an analysis on the turnout numbers and found the Waukesha results to be in line with previous elections. [42] An independent investigation into the actions of Waukesha County Clerk found probable cause to believe that she violated the state law requiring county clerks to post all returns on Election Night, but concluded that the violation was not wilful and therefore did not constitute criminal misconduct. [43]

The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board announced on April 8 that they were sending voting officials to Waukesha County to confirm the 14,315 votes that were found to never have been submitted from Brookfield. [44] On April 15, Prosser was named the official winner by 7,316 votes after all county canvassing was completed. [45] On April 20, Kloppenburg asked for a recount. The recount began on Wednesday, April 27 and must finish by May 9. [46]

At the end of May 9, all Wisconsin counties aside from Waukesha had completed their recount process. In response, a Dane County judge gave them an extension until May 26 to complete the recount process. It was reported that Waukesha County was counting only one ward at a time and, on May 9, moved to a larger area in the Waukesha County courthouse in order to count two wards at one time. This is much slower than the rest of the counties, adjacent Milwaukee County reportedly counted eight wards simultaneously. Waukesha County reportedly took extra steps to ensure all votes were counted correctly. [47]

On May 20, the recount was completed across the state with Prosser leading by 7,006 votes. [48] On May 23, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board confirmed Prosser won the election. [49]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%
Initial Canvass Totals [50]
Nonpartisan David Prosser (incumbent) 752,323 50.19%
Nonpartisan JoAnne Kloppenburg 745,00749.70%
Write-in 1,5590.11%
Total votes1,498,889 100.0%
Recount Totals [51]
Nonpartisan David Prosser Jr. (incumbent) 752,694 50.23%
Nonpartisan Joanne Kloppenburg 745,69049.77%
Write-in 1,7290.12%
Plurality7,0040.47%
Total votes1,500,113 100.0%

County results

CountyWon
by		Prosser
 %		Prosser
votes		Kloppenburg
 %		Kloppenburg
votes
Adams K48% 2,385 52% 2,557
Ashland K30% 1,384 70% 3,266
Barron P50% 4,708 50% 4,641
Bayfield K33% 1,958 67% 3,960
Brown P55% 33,345 45% 27,242
Buffalo P51% 1,687 49% 1,608
Burnett P54% 1,943 46% 1,659
Calumet P62% 7,503 38% 4,645
Chippewa K49% 6,854 51% 7,224
Clark P58% 4,321 42% 3,063
Columbia K45% 7,306 55% 8,963
Crawford K41% 1,687 59% 2,431
Dane K27% 48,655 73% 133,658
Dodge P61% 13,379 39% 8,524
Door P53% 5,193 47% 4,670
Douglas K31% 3,815 69% 8,676
Dunn K44% 4,067 56% 5,155
Eau Claire K42% 11,425 58% 15,933
Florence P62% 800 38% 483
Fond du Lac P61% 15,942 39% 10,188
Forest P56% 1,531 44% 1,198
Grant K44% 4,285 56% 5,705
Green K45% 4,886 55% 5,860
Green Lake P65% 3,786 35% 2,056
Iowa K38% 2,455 62% 3,915
Iron K45% 755 55% 934
Jackson K45% 2,216 55% 2,694
Jefferson P58% 13,261 42% 9,763
Juneau K48% 2,539 52% 2,700
Kenosha K47% 14,419 53% 16,245
Kewaunee P58% 3,328 42% 2,405
La Crosse K41% 12,135 59% 17,404
Lafayette K48% 2,032 52% 2,184
Langlade P58% 2,664 42% 1,895
Lincoln P50% 3,576 50% 3,545
Manitowoc P61% 12,197 39% 7,765
Marathon P54% 17,126 46% 14,836
Marinette P55% 4,985 45% 4,084
Marquette P56% 2,219 44% 1,723
Menominee K37% 141 63% 240
Milwaukee K43% 99,368 57% 129,108
Monroe K49% 4,508 51% 4,692
Oconto P57% 5,212 43% 3,879
Oneida P52% 5,520 48% 5,138
Outagamie P57% 24,785 43% 18,877
Ozaukee P72% 20,854 28% 8,298
Pepin K47% 882 53% 983
Pierce K45% 4,056 55% 4,915
Polk P51% 4,661 49% 4,439
Portage K40% 8,121 60% 12,124
Price P52% 2,165 48% 2,024
Racine P56% 28,248 44% 22,577
Richland K45% 1,797 55% 2,185
Rock K40% 14,636 60% 22,196
Rusk P53% 2,189 47% 1,941
Sauk K44% 7,159 56% 9,187
Sawyer P51% 2,126 49% 2,051
Shawano P61% 5,543 39% 3,628
Sheboygan P63% 19,546 37% 11,419
St. Croix P51% 8,276 49% 7,960
Taylor P61% 3,652 39% 2,292
Trempealeau K46% 2,878 54% 3,330
Vernon K45% 3,578 55% 4,331
Vilas P60% 4,210 40% 2,821
Walworth P61% 14,245 39% 8,936
Washburn K48% 2,268 52% 2,451
Washington P76% 30,797 24% 9,909
Waukesha P74% 92,331 26% 32,777
Waupaca P59% 7,204 41% 5,029
Waushara P60% 3,402 40% 2,301
Winnebago P52% 20,719 48% 18,908
Wood K49% 8,865 51% 9,287

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