Politics & Government
Fox Point, Bayside Voters Choose Thompson for Senate
Voter turnout in both villages eclipsed the estimates of 20 percent, but not by too much. Did you get out to vote? Tell us in the comments why you did or didn't vote in this election.
Turnout for both Fox Point and Bayside was a bit more than the anticipated 20 percent, with 2,190 ballots cast between both towns for the Aug. 14 partisan primary.
Lynn Galyardt, director of finance and administration for Bayside, said there were a total of 806 ballots cast including both Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties, with 102 absentee ballots cast.
In Fox Point, Clerk Tanya O'Malley said voter turnout was just a bit ahead of the anticipated 20 percent, totaling 26.7 percent. There were 1,384 ballots cast with 167 absentee ballots turned in.
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In the end, voters in both towns went for former Gov. Tommy Thompson.
Here's how the numbers shake out:
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Fox Point
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson - 532
Eric Hovde - 385
Former Rep. Mark Neumann - 95
State Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald - 149
Write-in - 2
Bayside
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson - 290
Eric Hovde - 197
Former Rep. Mark Neumann - 52
State Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald - 106
Write-in - 0
Thompson will face Democrat Tammy Baldwin in November when voters can decide who will take retiring Herb Kohl's seat in the US Senate.
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