Who got the most votes on the council? Some people who lost got more votes than winners in other districts. Small consolation, but still something of interest.
I’m a geek, I always find this very interesting . . . with redistricting being recent, this is the closest the districts are to having an equal population, so that shouldn’t be much of a factor here. Alders are elected by, for the most part, getting votes from less than 20% of the population of their district.
Marsha Rummel (I): 2,588
Sue Ellingson (I): 1,687
Matt Phair (I): 1,473
Larry Palm: 1,378
Lauren Cnare (I): 1,323
Paul Skidmore (I): 1,205
David Ahrens: 1,162
Scott Thornton: 1,088
Zach Madden: 1,077
Ledell Zellers: 1,074
Bryan Post: 998
Hawk Sullivan: 985
Joe Clausius (I): 965
Leslie Peterson: 920
John Robert Strasser: 904
Barbara Davis: 872
Lisa Subeck (I): 823
Timothy Bruer (I): 634
Kevin Wymore: 450
Ricardo Cruz: 438
Spencer White: 378
Scott Resnick (I): 273
Phillip Sigurslid: 260
Christian Hansen: 73
Who’s candidates with contested races got the most votes?
There were 22,625 voters in districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 20 (I skipped 8 for purposes of this calculation). Obviously, those who endorsed the most candidates will do better in this analysis, but the results don’t exactly go that way . . .
CAPITAL TIMES (1 – 6, 8 – 12 (link broken) 14 – 20)
11 of the 13 candidates they endorsed won.
12 candidates endorsed in these races
14902 Voters Agreed or 67% of the voters in these races
District 1 – Lisa Subeck
District 2 – Ledell Zellers
District 3 – Lauren Cnare
District 6 – Marsha Rummel
District 9 – Paul Skidmore
District 12 – Larry Palm and Leslie Peterson
District 13 – Sue Ellingson
District 14 – Tim Bruer
District 15 – David Ahrens
District 16 – Joe Clausius
District 20 – Matt Phair
STATE JOURNAL
9 out of 11 (82%) of their endorsed candidates won.
11 candidates in these races
13999 of the voters agreed, or 63% of the voters in these races
District 1 – Lisa Subeck
District 2 – Brian Post
District 3 – Lauren Cnare
District 6 – Marsha Rummel
District 9 – Paul Skidmore
District 12 – Larry Palm
District 13 – Sue Ellingson
District 14 – John Strasser
District 15 – Hawk Sullivan
District 16 – Joe Clausius
District 20 – Matt Phair
FAIR WISCONSIN
16 of the 19 (84%) candidates they endorsed won. They won in 9 of the 10 contested races they endorsed in.
12 candidates in these races
12626 of the voters agreed, or 56% of the voters in these races
District 1: Lisa Subeck
District 2: Bryan Post and Ledell Zellers (dual endorsement)
District 3: Lauren Cnare
District 6: Scott Thornton
District 12: Larry Palm
District 13: Sue Ellingson
District 14: John Strasser
District 15: David Ahrens and Hawk Sullivan (dual endorsement)
District 17: Joe Clausius
District 20: Matt Phair
DOWNTOWN MADISON INC
16 of the 20 (80%) of the candidates they endorsed won.
11 candidates in these races
12229 of the voters agreed, or 55% of the voters in these races
District 1: Lisa Subeck (I)
District 2: Bryan Post
District 3: Lauren Cnare (I)
District 6: Scott Thornton
District 9: Paul Skidmore (I)
District 12: Larry Palm
District 13: Sue Ellingson (I)
District 14: Tim Bruer (I)
District 15: Hawk Sullivan
District 17: Joe Clausius (I)
District 20: Matt Phair (I)
SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF LABOR
8 of 10 of their endorsed candidates won. They only endorsed in contested races.
9 candidates in these races
11339 of the voters agreed, or 51% of the voters in these races
District 1: Lisa Subeck (I)
District 2: Bryan Post
District 6: Marsha Rummel (I)
District 9: Paul Skidmore (I)
District 12: Larry Palm
District 13: Zachary Madden
District 15: David Ahrens
District 17: Joe Clausius (I)
District 20: Matt Phair (I)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTION ALLIANCE
50/50 – with 6 endorsed candidates on the council.
9 candidates in these races
10980 of the voters agreed, or 49% of the voters in these races
Lisa Subeck, district 1
Bryan Post and Ledell Zellers, district 2;
Barbara Davis, district 3;
Marsha Rummel, district 6;
Leslie Peterson, district 12;
Zach Madden, district 13;
David Ahrens, district 15;
Spencer White, district 17;
AFSCME-PEOPLE
14 of 14 of their endorsed candidates won. 8 out of 8 of the contested races won.
8 candidates in these races
10712 of the voters agreed, or 48% of the voters in these races
Lisa Subeck District 1
Marsha Rummel District 6
Paul Skidmore District 9
Larry Palm District 12
Sue Ellingson District 13
John Strasser District 14
Dave Ahrens District 15
Joe Clausius District 17
DANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
15 of the 17 (88%) of their endorsed candidates won. Of course, 8 of them didn’t have races, but they were successful in 7 of 9 (78%) contested races, one of which they dual endorsed.
9 candidates in these races
9599 of the voters agreed or 43% of the voters in these races
District 1 – Lisa Subeck
District 2 – Bryan Post
District 3 – Lauren Cnare
District 12 – Larry Palm
District 13 – Sue Ellingson
District 14 – John Strasser
District 17 – Joe Clausius and Spencer White
District 20 – Matt Phair
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (2, 6, 12 and the rest)
12 of the 15 (80%) of the candidates they endorsed won
8 candidates in these races
8734 of the voters agree, or 39% of the voters in these races
District 2: Bryan Post
District 3: Lauren Cnare
District 6: Scott Thornton
District 9: Paul Skidmore
District 12: Larry Palm
District 14: Tim Bruer
District 17: Joe Clausius
District 20: Matt Phair
BRENDA KONKEL
3 out of 8
8 candidates in these races
8599 voters agreed, or 38% of those voting in these races
District 1 – Dual endorsement Lisa Subeck and Phil Sigurslid
District 2 – Ledell Zellers
District 3 – Barbara Davis
District 6 – Marsha Rummel
District 12 – Leslie Peterson
District 13 – Zach Madden
District 15 – Hawk Sullivan
EQUALITY WISCONSIN
4 of 7 (57%) of their endorsed candidates won.
7 candidates in these races
8936 of the voters agreed, or 40% of the voters in these races
Philip Sigurslid – District 1
Ledell Zellers – District 2
Barbara Davis – District 3
Marsha Rummel – District 6
Larry Palm – District 12
Zach Madden – District 13 (Duel Endorsement)
Sue Ellingson – District 13 (Duel Endorsement)
PROGRESSIVE DANE
3 out of 7 (42%) of their candidates won.
6 candidates in these races
7516 of the voters agreed, or 34% of those voting in these races
District 2: Ledell Zellers
District 3: Barbara Davis
District 6: Marsha Rummel
District 12: Leslie Peterson
District 13: Zach Madden
District 15: Hawk Sullivan
GREENS
1 out of 4 of their candidates won
4 candidates in these races
3851 of the voters agreed, or 17% of the voters in these races
Ledell Zellers for Common Council District 2
Barbara Davis for Common Council District 3
Leslie Peterson for Common Council District 12
Hawk Sullivan for Common Council District 15
