State Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, and Dane County Board Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz will face off in April to replace retiring Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk after finishing in the top two spots in the primary Tuesday.
When Falk announced in October she would step down from the position in which she had served since 1997, it created a wide open race to take her place.
Parisi received just over 26 percent of the vote, with Bruskewitz close behind at around 22 percent. One challenger, Dane County Board Supervisor Scott McDonell, finished less than 2 percent behind Bruskewitz but could not catch her.
Other challengers included former Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Joe Wineke, McFarland resident Spencer Zimmerman and Madison businessman Zach Brandon.
Meanwhile, Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg will challenge state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser for his seat after the candidates received the two highest percentages of votes Tuesday in the primary, according to the Capital Times.
The two beat out Appellate Division Director of the Office of the State Public Defender Marla Stephens and Attorney Joel Winnig for the right to have their name on the April 5 election ballot.
Prosser led the candidates with 55 percent of the vote, while Kloppenburg trailed behind at 25 percent. Stephens and Winnig received 11 percent and 9 percent, respectively.
Voters will settle both races at the general election April 5.
—Scott Girard
