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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Novack to Replace Nickolaus as Waukesha County Clerk

City of Pewaukee alderwoman Kathleen Novack will replace embattled Waukesha Coutny Clerk Kathy Nickolaus, who decided to not seek re-election.

City of Pewaukee Alderwoman Kathleen Novack will be the new clerk of Waukesha County. Novack, 62, won 71 percent of the vote, or 155,430 votes, in Tuesday's county clerk race, beating Town of Lisbon business owner Jessie Read, 52, who collected 63,575 votes, or 29 percent of the vote. The results are unofficial. Novack, is a retired federal employee who was first elected to the City of Pewaukee Common Council in 2006 and lost her re-election bid in 2009. She was elected to the council again in 2010 and said she planned to run for another term unless, if elected as county clerk,  it interferes with the county job. Novack is the second City of Pewaukee alderman to serve dual elected roles in recent years. Ald. Mike Hasslinger served as …

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Muskego Election Central 2012

It's finally here! Election Day - where to vote, when to vote, and who's on the ballot.

Tuesday is Election Day in Muskego and across the country, and Patch has everything you need to know in our Muskego Election Central. LIVE 2012 ELECTION RESULTS Presidential and U.S. Senate results only represent votes in Muskego. Congressional and state legislative results are for entire district.   How we've voted Muskego is part of what many feel is the most conservative county in the state, and previous presidential elections have born that out. In 2008, the John McCain/Sarah Palin ticket won over the Barack Obama/Joe Biden ticket 9,332 to 5,057.  The race in 2004 saw the Republican incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney winning by an even larger margin over John Kerry and John Edwards 9,419 to 4,350. In each of those elections, the…

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12:34 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

On the ballot for the Presidency, Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Dr. Jill Stein (Green). Make a special note to remember to watch the Free and Equal Election Debate between third party candidates, Gov. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein to be aired tonight on Monday evening, Nov. 5th from 9:00 - 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Perform a worthwhile civic duty, and be certain to listen in on this historic…   more ›

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