2012 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial recall election

2012 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial recall election

← 1968 June 5, 2012
 
Nominee Rebecca Kleefisch Mahlon Mitchell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,301,739 1,156,520
Percentage 52.9% 47.1%

County results
Kleefisch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mitchell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Rebecca Kleefisch
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Rebecca Kleefisch
Republican

The 2012 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial recall election was a special election to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters retaining incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch over the Democratic candidate Mahlon Mitchell. Kleefisch's retention made her the first lieutenant governor in U.S. history to run in and survive a recall.[1] Primary elections took place on May 8, 2012.[2]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Kleefisch survives recall election". News8000.com. June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Hall, Dee J. (March 15, 2012). "Judge OKs petition review extension, June 5 recall election". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2012.