U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., won the Wisconsin primaries Tuesday, solidifying both of their leads in the race for the presidency.
Obama beat U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., 58 to 41 percent, according to polls with over 90 percent of wards reporting.
In several wards with polling locations on the UW-Madison campus, Obama won by a margin of five to one, winning by two to one in others, according to the Dane County Clerk's office.
Gov. Jim Doyle, who endorsed Obama, spoke in front of a crowd of supporters Tuesday night in downtown Madison, and said the Wisconsin win was a turning point in the national campaign.
We have changed the course of American history,"" Doyle said.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz similarly said he hoped Wisconsin's primary would represent a shift in the campaign. Female voters and more blue-collar voters, according to Cieslewicz, showed they were moving more towards Obama in the primary.
Cieslewicz, who first endorsed former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, said he hoped Edwards would endorse Obama to help unify the Democratic Party.
Clinton was in Ohio Tuesday evening, were she is currently leading in the latest SurveyUSA poll. In her speech to Youngstown, Ohio, residents Clinton said she was the only one in the campaign who was ""ready to be commander in chief in a dangerous world.""
McCain defeated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee 55 to 37 percent. In his victory speech, McCain said Obama's campaign was lacking ideas.
""I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change,"" McCain said.
McCain also won the Washington primary Tuesday.
The UW-Madison College Republicans also watched results Tuesday, though several said McCain was not their first choice for a nominee.
UW-Madison junior Lindsay Miller said she had a hard time finding a Republican candidate who she agreed with on every issue in the race. She said she supported former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney earlier in the race.
