2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
Recall election in US state
2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election was an election to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters re-electing incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker over the Democratic candidate Tom Barrett by a larger margin than in 2010 when Walker also faced Barrett. Recall organizers opposed Walker's agenda, particularly his limiting of collective bargaining rights for state employees, and they collected over 900,000 signatures to initiate the recall election process. There was also a recall for Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She won her race, defeating Democrat Mahlon Mitchell, making her the first lieutenant governor to run in and survive a recall. The Democratic primaries took place on May 8. The recall elections were held on June 5, with Walker defeating Barrett. Walker was thus the first U.S. governor to continue in office after facing a recall election. Four state senate recall elections took place the same day as the gubernatorial...
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