5 fast facts on Portage Co. voters

STEVENS POINT - Wisconsin voters on Tuesday decided which candidates would advance to November's general election for positions in local, state and national races.

In Portage County, voters decided which of two Democratic candidates for county treasurer would face Independent candidate Jeff Presley, in addition to showing their preference between candidates in state Assembly, U.S. Congress and U.S. Senates races. Unofficial election results show Tom Mallison will face Presley to be the new county treasurer in November after beating incumbent Stephanie Stokes, who dropped out of the race. Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson will defend his seat against Democratic challenger Russ Feingold.

Here are five fast facts about Portage County's election results.

1. State Sen. Julie Lassa pulled in quadruple the votes in her uncontested race for re-election as her November opponent, Republican candidate Patrick Testin. Unofficial Portage County election results show Lassa received 4,286 votes, and Testin received 1,014. Neither faced an opponent on the partisan primary ballot. Both seek to represent state Senate District 24.

2. Portage County voters were responsible for 1 percent of the votes giving Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Feingold a chance to face Johnson in November.Feingold earned 303,282 Tuesday over Democratic challenger Scott Harbach, who received 33,105. In Portage County, voters favored Feingold over Harbach 4,235 to 394. Johnson, who ran uncontested in the partisan primary, received 1,230 votes in Portage County.

3. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind earned 11 percent of his votes in Portage County when he beat challenger Myron Buchholz . Kind earned 33,283 votes in the partisan primary while defending his seat as the District 3 representative; 3,683 of those votes came from Portage County. Buchholz earned 779 of his 7,680 total votes in Portage County. Kind will not face a Republican challenger in November.

4. The sole Libertarian candidate on Portage County's ballot earned 11 votes. Phillip Anderson, of Fitchburg, ran unopposed for U.S. Senate as a Libertarian.

5. Feingold's race against Harbach was the most popular race on the ballot for Portage county voters. Voters cast 4,629 votes in that race, compared to 4,462 votes in Kind's race versus Buchholz and 4,363 votes in Mallison's race for county treasurer against Stokes.

All election results are unofficial until a canvass verifies the results and accounts for outstanding ballots.

Sari Lesk: 715-345-2257 or sari.lesk@gannettwisconsin.com; on Twitter @Sari_Lesk.

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