Dems trounce Republicans in Story Hill
But 4:1 margin is closer than citywide gap

Feb. 25 -- Democratic presidential candidates outpolled their Republican opponents by nearly a 4-1 margin in Story Hill in the Feb. 19 primary election, according to the City Election Commission.

Republicans, though, did better in Story Hill than they did in Milwaukee as a whole, where Republican presidential candidates were trounced by almost 7-1, according to election returns.

In the neighborhood's only local race, incumbent County Supervisor Lynne DeBruin beat her closest challenger by better than 3-1. DeBruin got 262 votes in Story Hill; conservative Daniel Wycklendt received 82 votes; and Daniel Cody, eliminated from the race, got 74 votes.*

Democratic presidential candidates won 380 votes in Ward 282, which includes the Story Hill neighborhood. Republicans recived 101 votes.

The Story Hill section of Ward 282

The top Democratic vote-getter, by far, was Barack Obama, who received 243 votes. Hillary Clinton, with 134 Story Hill votes, finished a distant second.

On the Republican side, John McCain led the pack with 65 votes, and Mike Huckabee limped to the finish line in second place with 24 votes.

Democratic candidates received 380 votes in Story Hill while Republicans got a total of 101.

Citywide, Democratic presidential candidates got 125,551 votes, while Republican candidates received 18,120.

Story Hill results

Party & Candidate	Votes
Democrats	380
Hillary Clinton	134
Joe Biden	1
Barack Obama	243
John Edwards	2
Republicans	101
Duncan Hunter	1
Fred Thompson	1
Mitt Romney	1
John McCain	65
Ron Paul	8
Mike Huckabee	24
Rudy Giulani	1
County Supervisor	418
Daniel Wycklendt	82
Daniel Cody	74
Lynne DeBruin (inc.)	262

*MilwaukeeRising.net editor Gretchen Schuldt supports Lynne DeBruin for county supervisor, but encourages 15th District residents to make up their own darned minds and vote!

Contact us at webteam@milwaukeerising.net