2008 Woodie Awards
Obama, McCain gain votes from Wisconsin election
Andrew Whitman
Issue date: 2/20/08 Section: Web Extras
The winners are Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., non-partisan municipal judge nominees Richard Kelly and Arthur Coleman after Tuesday's primary elections held in Whitewater.
Obama edged Hillary Clinton with 47 delegate votes to 34.
The results were unofficial Tuesday night at 11:45 pm but it was clear Obama and McCain had Wisconsin's presidential delegates wrapped up.
Obama won the state primary with 58 percent of the more than 1.1 million votes cast for the democrats according to state election results. After an intensive campaign in Wisconsin by Obama, Clinton, D-N.Y., drew only 41 percent of the state vote.
Unpredictably the Republican race was closer with McCain beating out former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., with 55 percent of the republican votes, totaling over 400,000.
In Walworth County about 25,000 people showed up to vote according to the county election results. Clinton received about 39 percent of the Democratic vote while Obama received about 59 percent.
On the Republican side, Walworth County voted about 33 percent for Huckabee and about 58 percent for McCain.
Exit polls in Whitewater showed nearly 7 out of 10 people voted democratic. Of the seven, six voted for Obama and one for Clinton.
"I think Obama will change things, and the country needs change," Diane Dalzin, Whitewater, said.
With the presidential vote decided, voters were set to narrow the field for Whitewater municipal judge on Tuesday. About 2,400 people chose to vote for the judgeship. Current judge Richard Kelly overwhelmingly won the majority of votes with 48 percent. Arthur Coleman came in second with about 17 percent of the votes edging out candidate Ben Penwell by 14 votes.
Kelly was appointed judge last August after former judge Steven Spear resigned. Arthur Coleman was the only other candidate to run against Spear in the last election after a last second entry into the race.
Kelly has the most experience of the two having practiced law in Whitewater for over 33 years. Coleman moved back to Whitewater four years ago and works as a state probation parole agent.
Obama edged Hillary Clinton with 47 delegate votes to 34.
The results were unofficial Tuesday night at 11:45 pm but it was clear Obama and McCain had Wisconsin's presidential delegates wrapped up.
Obama won the state primary with 58 percent of the more than 1.1 million votes cast for the democrats according to state election results. After an intensive campaign in Wisconsin by Obama, Clinton, D-N.Y., drew only 41 percent of the state vote.
Unpredictably the Republican race was closer with McCain beating out former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., with 55 percent of the republican votes, totaling over 400,000.
In Walworth County about 25,000 people showed up to vote according to the county election results. Clinton received about 39 percent of the Democratic vote while Obama received about 59 percent.
On the Republican side, Walworth County voted about 33 percent for Huckabee and about 58 percent for McCain.
Exit polls in Whitewater showed nearly 7 out of 10 people voted democratic. Of the seven, six voted for Obama and one for Clinton.
"I think Obama will change things, and the country needs change," Diane Dalzin, Whitewater, said.
With the presidential vote decided, voters were set to narrow the field for Whitewater municipal judge on Tuesday. About 2,400 people chose to vote for the judgeship. Current judge Richard Kelly overwhelmingly won the majority of votes with 48 percent. Arthur Coleman came in second with about 17 percent of the votes edging out candidate Ben Penwell by 14 votes.
Kelly was appointed judge last August after former judge Steven Spear resigned. Arthur Coleman was the only other candidate to run against Spear in the last election after a last second entry into the race.
Kelly has the most experience of the two having practiced law in Whitewater for over 33 years. Coleman moved back to Whitewater four years ago and works as a state probation parole agent.
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