Trempealeau County Election Results:

Congratulations to all the victorious Republicans in Wisconsin, including Scott Walker for Governor, Rebecca Kleefisch Lt. Governor, JB Van Hollen Attorney General, Kurt Schuller for Treasurer, Ron Johnson for United States Senate, and various other races around the state outside of our District. Thanks also to our Republican candidates that gave a valiant effort but came up just short, including Dan Kapanke for Congress, Ed Thompson for State Senate, Bill Ingram for Assembly, David King for Secretary of State, and Angie Sylla for Clerk of Courts.

The Trempealeau County Election Results are as follows:
Sheriff:
Richard Anderson (D) 5,003*
Terry Daffinson (write-in) 3,272
Stephen Doerr (I) 1,275
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Coroner:
Bonnie Kindschy (D) 8,140*
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Clerk of Courts:
Michelle Weisenberger (D) 5,228*
Angeline Sylla (R) 4,859
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Governor:
Tom Barrett/Tom Nelson (D) 4,980
Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch (R) 4,908*
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Attorney General:
JB Van Hollen (R) 5,137*
Scott Hassett (D) 4,549
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Secretary of State:
Doug LaFollette (D) 5,560*
David King (R) 4,073
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State Treasurer:
Dawn Sass (D) 5,129
Kurt Schuller (R) 4,414*
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United States Senator:
Ron Johnson (R) 5,037*
Russ Feingold 5,031
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US Congress District 3:
Ron Kind (D) 5,765*
Dan Kapanke (R) 4,122
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State Senate District 31:
Kathleen Vinehout (D) 5,668*
Ed Thompson (R) 4,453
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Assembly District 91:
Chris Danou (D) 6,297*
Bill Ingram (R) 3,682
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Referendum:
Transportation Funds Transfer
YES 5,463*
NO 3,413

*Indicates overall winner.

The conservative movement showed its strength this election, with sweeping victories across the nation, leading to Republican gains of historic proportions in the House. Additionally, Wisconsin is the state that arguably made the biggest political shift in the nation, being the only state where Democrats lost the office of Governor, a US Senate seat, and an entire state legislature. However, even though Republicans turned out in Trempealeau County and we probably had our best conservative showing in years, Trempealeau County remains a Democrat stronghold. Sure there are glimmers of hope as the margins are closer than normal and there were actually two Republican victories in our county with the very popular JB Van Hollen easily winning our county and Ron Johnson who won our county by the slimmest of margins. What is it about Trempealeau County, and the entire 3rd District to some degree, that prevents it from recognizing we really are conservative here? We are self-reliant hard-workers who cherish faith and family. We are simply not liberal! Yet, Trempealeau County is as consistent a shoe-in for Democrats as San Francisco and New York City! It isn't as though we have conservative blue-dog Democrats winning here either; we have Ron Kind who has a voting record matching that of Nancy Pelosi 94% of the time. Yet, Ron Kind skated to an easy victory in Trempealeau County. I am pleased and hopeful with the outcome of the election as a whole, but I am perplexed and disappointed with the returns in my county. If anything points out the disconnect in our county, it is the overwhelming victory of the conservative Transportation Fund referendum, a referendum written due to Democrat abuse of these appropriated funds. Had the "No" vote on this Referendum had a (D) behind it, it likely would not have passed in Trempealeau County, as they are that entrenched here. Without a a doubt, Trempealeau County holds common sense, conservative values. Apparently voters here just don't realize what political party represents those values. There is much work that needs to be done in our county and 2012 is not too far away. With a Republican Governor and legislature, along with our continued efforts as a county party, residents will hopefully come to recognize what conservatism really is, what Republicans actually stand for, and that Democrats are not what they claim to be. The fight goes on.