Dem defeats Scott Walker in Wisconsin governor’s race

Source: The Hill | November 7, 2018 | Reid Wilson

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) appeared headed for defeat early Wednesday morning at the hands of Democrat Tony Evers, the state superintendent of public instruction.

Walker’s loss puts an end to a fraught period in Wisconsin, a state long known for go-along, get-along politics. Walker notched a string of wins for conservative causes, victories that gave him a platform for a brief and aborted campaign for president in 2016.

Walker narrowly won three races in that stretch, including a recall election mounted by Democrats and union advocates angered by his move to curtail the power of public sector unions.

Polls showed the state narrowly and bitterly divided, and almost no one did not have an opinion of Walker.

Still, Democrats failed to recruit a top-tier challenger, and many worried that none of the eight candidates who did run would have the firepower to knock off a well-funded opponent, even in a battleground state.

Evers emerged as the runaway winner of the primary, with 42 percent of the vote.

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