Muskego Recount Votes Finalized

Chief of Staff for County Executive Dan Vrakas' office Ellen Nowak issued the completed counts for Muskego, which show only a slight change in vote tallies for Justice David Prosser and JoAnne Kloppenburg.

Original (and unofficial) election night returns showed 6,020 votes were cast for Prosser, and 2,207 for Kloppenburg.  Recount numbers indicated Prosser actually gained three votes (6,023) and Kloppenburg gained two votes (2,209), giving Prosser a net gain of one.

Nowak stated that there were "a few remaining wards in the City of Waukesha to complete" and that the Board of Canvass will be reconvening on Friday to determine what issues are remaining to be resolved.  

The county had been granted an extension to complete their recount to May 26.

Specific recount numbers by wards were as follows:

City of Muskego, Wards 1 - 3
 Total Ballots Cast:  1125
Prosser:  781
Kloppenburg:  337
Scattering: 0

City of Muskego, Wards 4 - 6
Total Ballots Cast:  1295
Prosser:  897
Kloppenburg:  380
Scattering: 1

City of Muskego, Wards 7 - 9
Total Ballots Cast:  1250
Prosser:  869
Kloppenburg:  371
Scattering: 2
 
City of Muskego, Wards 10 & 11
Total Ballots Cast:  989
Prosser:  695
Kloppenburg:  267
Scattering: 1

City of Muskego, Wards 12 & 13
Total Ballots Cast:  1171
Prosser:  889
Kloppenburg:  274
Scattering: 2

City of Muskego, Wards 14 & 15
Total Ballots Cast:  1192
Prosser:  900
Kloppenburg:  278
Scattering: 0
 
City of Muskego, Wards 16 & 17
Total Ballots Cast:  1322
Prosser:  992
Kloppenburg:  302
Scattering: 0