Did Tony Evers win Wauwatosa by 40 points?
By Hope Karnopp
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Official results, certified by the Wisconsin Elections Commission, show Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won about 69.8% of the vote in the city of Wauwatosa, compared to Republican Tim Michels' 29.5%.
In the 2022 midterm election, Evers won 18,548 of the 26,570 total votes across all Wauwatosa wards. Michels earned 7,838 votes in the city.
In 2018, Evers won Wauwatosa by a smaller margin, taking 57.3% of the votes compared to Republican incumbent Gov. Scott Walker's 41.1%.
Wauwatosa is in Milwaukee County, where Evers won with 70.9% of the vote, compared to Michels' 28.1%.
Republicans lost ground and Evers made gains in the Milwaukee suburbs in Ozaukee and Waukesha counties.
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DocumentCloud Wauwatosa Governor Votes 2022
DocumentCloud Wauwatosa Governor Votes 2018
DocumentCloud County by County Report 2022 Governor
New York Times Wisconsin Governor Election Results 2018
New York Times Wisconsin Governor Election Results 2022
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin's unusual split election was driven by some very familiar trends
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