Nielsen To Seek Recount for Branch 10 Judicial Race
Attorney Mark Nielsen trails attorney Timothy Boyle by 57 votes after the Board of Canvass was conducted by the Racine County Clerk's office.
Editor's Note: Mark Nielsen was mistakenly identified as the incumbent judge for Branch 10. Judge Richard Kreul is the incumbent and is retiring. We have made the correction and regret the error. Mark Nielsen, attorney and an incumbent judge in the Racine Municipal Court, announced today that he will file a petition with the state Government Accountability Board asking for a recount for the results of the Branch 10 Circuit Court race. He ran against Burlington lawyer Timothy Boyle on April 3, and lost by 61 votes on election day. After Racine County canvassed its votes and included some outstanding absentee ballots in the count, Nielsen was still behind, but only by 57 votes. In Wisconsin, recounts are not automatic and a candidate has to …
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Jan Czuper
6:46 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012
This recount isn't just about being disgruntle about the outcome of an election. It is all about the numbers. You must acknowledge that 57 votes out of over 32000 is a very small number. Les Aspin ran as a peace candidate in 1970, opposing the Vietnam War. In the Democratic primary he was opposed by Doug LaFollette, who was endorsed by the party. After losing the initial count by a few dozen … more ›