Elections

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compared to 29,088 for Kilbourn.

Marathon County voters were some of Tiffany’s biggest supporters in the race, providing the largest share of ballots in his favor across the 7th Congressional District. The only counties supporting Kilbourn were in the far north, including Douglas, Ashland and Bayfield.

The lone potential bright spot for Democrats was the race between Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde, which was still too close to call at press time. Statewide, Baldwin had a razor thin lead of 49.4 percent, compared to 48.5 percent for Hovde.

On a local level, though, voters left no doubt that they favored Hovde over Baldwin, with over 57 percent of Marathon County’s going to the Republican, compared to about 41 percent for the Democratic incumbent. Hovde won an even greater share of the vote in Clark County, winning 67 percent of votes castÍÍÍ.

By far, the biggest winner on Tuesday’s ballot was a statewide referendum asking voters if the state constitution should be amended so that only U.S. citizens 18 and over can vote in national, state and local elections. Well over 80 percent of voters in local precincts voted in favor of the referendum, which passed with over 1 million votes statewide.