How did this Mr Kapanke win in a Demo district last fall? Was it just the GOP wave?
Sounds like in another district a current Demo state rep is running. Does she give up her House seat to run for the Senate? I wonder if that creates a vacancy for the Dems in the lower house.
I am not from WI so I am not familiar with the details. At this point though it sounds like the Dems will fail to take a majority so I am pleased. I hope the trends hold.
Kapaka lost in his 2010 congressional race by almost 4%. He won the Senate seat in 2008 by 3% (~ 2500 votes).
Here’s a link to county by county results for the statewide election last fall.
http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/County_by_County_Final_November_12_16_10.pdf
Kapanke was well known and well liked in his district, which had been trending democrat for years. In Wisconsin, the most heavily GOP area is the Milwaukee suburbs. Western Wisconsin has many of the same political views as Minnesota with the socialist union worker ethic.
Kapanke had an ethics issue that hurt him.