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John Waelti,
D-Monroe | | Waelti gets nod from
Democrats
Defeats Wisnefske in primary; faces
Davis in 80th District
Brian
Gray
MONROE
- Monroe Democrat John Waelti will face two-term incumbent
Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, in the Nov. 4 general
election.
Waelti defeated Kris Wisnefske, also of
Monroe, in Tuesday's Democratic Party primary, garnering about
55 percent of the vote.
In Green County, Waelti
received 937 votes, about 55 percent, while Wisnefske received
740 votes, about 44 percent. In Rock County, Waelti received
144 votes to 99 for Wisnefske. In Wayne township, both
candidates received four votes. In the Village of South Wayne,
Wisnefske received 10 votes to five for Waelti.
Waelti
congratulated Wisnefske for her effort in the campaign and
said he has a lot of respect for her.
"She's an
articulate spokesperson for health care and I welcome her
advice," he said.
Waelti said the election results gave
him a good feeling but also gave him a sense of
responsibility.
"This election is going to be about
issues," Waelti said. "Brett and I have a lot of respect for
each other, but we have differences of opinion. We all have
the same goal to do what's best, but we have different ideas
of how to get there."
For the next couple of months,
Waelti plans to meet with voters and listen to their advice
and concerns.
"That's what I enjoy. Meeting and talking
to people," he said.
Wisnefske said she was thankful
for the opportunity to run in the primary. This was the first
time she has sought elected office.
"I had a lot of
support and it was a good experience," she said. "I was able
to listen to people. The focus for me was that working
families are struggling."
Davis called both Waelti and
Wisnefske to congratulate them and thank them for
running.
"Anyone who runs for public office deserves to
be thanked," he said.
Davis, who was unopposed in the
Republican primary, said he's looking forward to the general
campaign.
"There are important issues such as economic
development and lowering health care costs," he
said.
With only one contested race in Green County,
about 12.5 percent of all registered voters turned out in
Tuesday's primary.
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