Wisconsin Sen. Lena Taylor will challenge Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the April 7 general election. Both candidates advanced in yesterday's primary election, with Barrett receiving 50% of the vote and Taylor claiming 31%, according to TMJ4.
South Side Ald. Tony Zielinski, who campaigned in part on opposition to the streetcar, fell short with 16%. Zielinski is not running again for his aldermanic seat.
"Thank you to all my constituents for giving me the 'great honor' of serving them for 32 years," Zielinski posted on Facebook. "I will forever be grateful. I am excited about the new opportunities that are available to me."
In other election results from yesterday, Jill Karofsky will face off against incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, and Chris Larson and Davis Crowley will vie to replace outgoing Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
The complete results are below.
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
Daniel Kelly (Inc) - 352,860
Jill Karofsky - 261,721
MILWAUKEE CITY MAYOR
Tom Barrett (Inc) – 33,151
Lena Taylor – 20,347
MILWAUKEE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Chris Larson – 42,154
David Crowley – 39,756
MILWAUKEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BRANCH 5
Brett Blomme – 37,890
Paul Dedinsky (Inc) – 34,695
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4
Andrea Rodriguez – 1,866
Ryan Clancy – 1,603
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 6
Barb Schoenherr – 3,305
Shawn Rolland – 3,178
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 11
Joseph J. Czarnezki – 3,590
Andrew Moriarity – 1,372
MILWAUKEE ALDERPERSON DISTRICT 1
Ashanti Hamilton (Inc) – 2,861
Vince G. Toney – 504
MILWAUKEE ALDERPERSON DISTRICT 5
Nikiya Dodd (I) – 3,740
Nicholas McVey – 791
MILWAUKEE ALDERPERSON DISTRICT 7
Khalif Rainey (Inc) – 2,374
Fred Royal – 780
MILWAUKEE ALDERPERSON DISTRICT 8
JoCasta Zamarripa – 555
Justin Bielinski – 538
MILWAUKEE ALDERPERSON DISTRICT 11
Mark A. Borkowski (Inc) – 3,171
Peter Burgelis – 1,665
MILWAUKEE ALDERPERSON DISTRICT 14
Marina Dimitrijevic – 5,311
Jason Auerbach – 1,366
MILWAUKEE CITY ATTORNEY
Tearman Spencer – 23,597
Grant F. Langley (Inc) – 19,516
MILWAUKEE CITY COMPTROLLER
Jason Fields – 25,305
Aycha Sawa – 17,913