Republicans survive recall elections in Wisconsin

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Republicans in Wisconsin will hold onto their control of the State Senate after winning four out of six recall elections last night.

“It became apparent that will and hard work alone cannot flip a state senate district, especially one that is Republican” Shawn Johnson, state capitol reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio, told The Takeaway.

Democrats and union groups poured millions of dollars into the recall election, which stemmed from bitterness over Republican Governor Scott Walker’s “budget repair bill.” The legislation passed in February after Democratic lawmakers fled the state for weeks to delay voting on the bill, and protesters besieged the state capitol.

Two Senate Democrats will face their own recall elections next week.

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