Joe Voiland Wins Port Washington By Narrower Margin Than Overall Vote

Challenger Joe Voiland will take over for Judge Tom Wolfgram in Ozaukee County Circuit Court, grabbing 62 percent of the county's vote in Tuesday's election — but his support in Port Washington wasn't as high.

Wolfgram grabbed 46 percent of Port Washington votes, losing to the challenger 1,073-930 there.

In Saukville, voters followed county trends, giving Voiland 398 votes versus Wolfgram's 246, taking 62 percent of the vote.

Wolfgram has held the position in Branch 2 since 1994, but knowledge that Wolfgram signed the petiton to recall Gov. Scott Walker sparked controversy, according to a JSOnline.com article, and was apparently enough to scare away voters.

Voiland has consistently pointed to Wolfgram's support of the recall as a reason to oust the judge, which Wolfgram has called a move to insert partisan politics into a nonpartisan race, according to an article on the Ozaukee Press.

Voter turnout in Port Washington sat at 26 percent, and 25 percent in the town of Port. The village of Saukville saw a 22 percent turnout and a 36 percent turnout in the town of Saukville.

Here's a breakdown of Tuesday's votes locally:

Incumbents hold spots in other races

State Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack defeated challenger Ed Fallone Tuesday in her bid for a second 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and Superintendent of Schools Tony Evers withstood a challenge from Republican state Rep. Don Pridemore in the only other contested statewide race on the ballot.

Here's a breakdown of those votes locally: