Wanggaard will not challenge recall loss
Source: WISN 12 NEWS
RACINE, Wis. -
Wisconsin state Sen. Van Wanggaard said Tuesday he will not challenge his loss in last month's recall election, effectively conceding the race to his Democratic rival.
Wanggaard, a Republican, lost to John Lehman by 819 votes, or about 1 percent of the nearly 72,000 ballots cast in the June 5 recall. Wanggaard demanded a recount, which affirmed his loss.
That left Wanggaard with two choices: Concede the race or file a challenge by Tuesday. His campaign chose not to challenge, clearing the way for state election officials to certify the race Wednesday morning and make the outcome official.
Unfortunately, I only have 5 days from the end of the recount to develop a case to
challenge the count of the election," Wanggaard said in a statement. "A challenge would also be extremely costly to taxpayers, who have already been forced to waste $20 million on the recall election.
Read more: http://www.wisn.com/politics/wisconsin-politics/Wanggaard-will-not-challenge-recall-loss/-/10057500/15461522/-/q3ras1/-/index.html
This decision by Wanggaard to concede is the final word on the outcome of his recall election.
permatex
(1,299 posts)A repuke who did the right thing? Whodda thunk it?