Thursday, December 31, 2020

Wisconsin State Assembly 2020 elections: Robyn Vining's re-election provides additional evidence that eastern Waukesha County is trending purple



Rep. Vining achieved a very convincing win -- defeating her GOP challenger by 8.1 percentage points -- a winning margin of 3,184 votes.  Practically a landslide for Democrats in this neck of the woods!  Congratulations, Robyn!

Source:  Ballotpedia


What makes her and wins especially satisfying is that she won in a district that had been gerrymandered to keep it safe for Republicans. 


A triple-stack of gerrymandering. a.k.a the 5th State Senate Distrct, with three snouts burrowing into western Milwaukee County.  The top 2 of the stack, Assembly districts 13 and 14, are now represented by Democrats.     (Sara Rodriguez defeated 4-term incumbent Rob Hutton in the 13th distrct.)





Related posts:
Wisconsin State Assembly 2020 elections: Rob Hutton's loss provides evidence that eastern Waukesha County is trending purple.  (12/30/2020)
Wisconsin State Assembly 2020 elections: Deb Andraca's win demonstrates that Ozaukee County is trending purple.  (12/30/2020)


Original 7/15/2020 post, "Wisconsin 2020 elections:  Who's running in the 14th Assembly District", starts here.

In a 2018 race for an open seat, Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) defeated former Wisconsin State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk by 138 votes in a deep-red district.  Many Republicans found Adamczyk, who received a plurality of the vote in a 4-way GOP primary in August 2018, to be an unacceptable candidate.

Three GOP challengers will face off in an August 11 primary.






The art of the Wisconsin gerrymander
Source:  Ballotpedia

2020 Wisconsin election posts:
14th Senate District.  (2/24/2020)
16th Senate District.  (1/28/2020)
26th Senate District.  (4/4/2020)
30th Senate District.  (1/18/2020)

1st Assembly District.  (5/8/2020)
2nd Assembly District.  (7/5/2020)
3rd Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
4th Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
6th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
8th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
9th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
11th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
12th Assembly District.  (7/10/2020)
13th Assembly District.  (7/14/2020)
29th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
35th Assembly District.  (5/25/2020)
44th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
48th Assembly District.  (3/12/2020)
63rd Assembly District.  (5/29/2020)
67th Assembly District.  (5/4/2020)
69th Assembly District.  (1/16/2020)
76th Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
82nd Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
96th Assembly District.  (5/3/2020)

Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (12/31/2020)


Thursday, December 31.   Total tests (positive and negative):  2,831,771.  One-day increase of 9,708 (3,810 positive; 39%)

Total positive Covid-19 cases:  481,102

Counties with largest numerical gains = 64 of 72

  • 9 with 100 or more new cases
  • 11 with 50-99 
  • 22 with 20 to 49
  • 15 with 10 to 19
  • 7 with 5 to 9

The 64
  • Milwaukee (498)
  • Dane (357)
  • Waukesha (315)
  • Brown (182)
  • Outagamie (175)
  • Racine (170)
  • La Crosse (131)
  • Washington (116)
  • Rock (106)
  • Fond du Lac (99)
  • Kenosha (98)
  • Marathon (87)
  • Eau Claire, Winnebago (77 each)
  • Manitowoc (70)
  • Sauk (65)
  • Ozaukee (64)
  • Chippewa (63)
  • Marathon (60)
  • Wood (55)
  • Jefferson (51)
  • Walworth (49)
  • Sheboygan (46)
  • Barron (37)
  • Calumet (36)
  • Door (34)
  • Columbia, Portage, Shawano (32 each)
  • Dodge (31)
  • Monroe (30)
  • St. Croix (29)
  • Pierce, Vernon (28 each)
  • Clark, Polk (27 each)
  • Dunn, Lincoln, Trempealeau (26 each)
  • Oconto (24)
  • Douglas (23)
  • Kewaunee (21)
  • Oneida (20) 
    • Green (19)
    • Juneau (18)
    • Waupaca (17)
    • Ashland, Washburn (16 each)
    • Marinette, Sawyer, Vilas (15 each)
    • Grant, Price (14 each)
    • Forest (13)
    • Bayfield (12)
    • Adams (11 each)
    • Richland, Waushara (10 each)
    • Marquette, Rusk (8 each)
    • Buffalo (7)
    • Burnett, Menominee (6 each)
    • Iowa, Lafayette (5 each)


    WI Department of Health Services



    New York Times


    Link to other WI COVID posts:

    Related posts:
    Alabama.  (12/14/2020)
    Arizona.  (12/14/2020)
    Arkansas.  (12/31/2020)
    California.  (12/13/2020)
    Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)
    Florida.  (12/142020)
    Georgia.  (12/14/2020)
    Idaho.  (12/13/2020)
    Illinois.  (12/15/2020)
    Indiana.  (12/19/2020)
    Iowa.  (12/19/2020)
    Kansas.  (12/31/2020)
    Kentucky.  (12/31/2020)
    Louisiana.  (12/19/2020)
    Maryland.  (12/30/2020)
    Massachusetts.  (12/15/2020)
    Michigan.  (12/15/2020)
    Minnesota.  (12/31/2020)
    Mississippi.  (12/14/2020)
    Montana. (12/18/2020)
    Nebraska.  (12/31/2020)
    Nevada.  (12/30/2020)
    New Jersey,  (12/15/2020)
    New York.  (12/15/2020)
    North Carolina.  (12/13/2020)
    North Dakota.  (12/132020)
    Ohio.  (12/19/2020)
    Pennsylvania.  (12/15/2020)
    South Carolina.  (12/30/2020)
    South Dakota.  (12/31/2020)
    Tennessee.  (12/18/2020)
    Texas   (12/19/2020)
    Utah.  (12/30/2020)
    Virginia.  (12/18/2020)
    Washington State.  (6/12/2020)
    West Virginia.  (12/30/2020)

    Which TV station goofed on its selection of an accompanying photo?

     

    Before reading the article, Retiring Guy wondered if USPS had initiated an adopt-a-mailbox program.




    GET ME REWRITE: Some states hope to make the virus disappear by lightening up on the testing

     Or so it seems.



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    Related posts:
    Alabama.  (12/14/2020)
    Arizona.  (12/14/2020)
    Arkansas.  (12/31/2020)
    California.  (12/13/2020)
    Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)
    Florida.  (12/142020)
    Georgia.  (12/14/2020)
    Idaho.  (12/13/2020)
    Illinois.  (12/15/2020)
    Indiana.  (12/19/2020)
    Iowa.  (12/19/2020)
    Kansas.  (12/31/2020)
    Kentucky.  (12/31/2020)
    Louisiana.  (12/19/2020)
    Maryland.  (12/30/2020)
    Massachusetts.  (12/15/2020)
    Michigan.  (12/15/2020)
    Minnesota.  (12/31/2020)
    Mississippi.  (12/14/2020)
    Montana. (12/18/2020)
    Nebraska.  (12/31/2020)
    Nevada.  (12/30/2020)
    New Jersey,  (12/15/2020)
    New York.  (12/15/2020)
    North Carolina.  (12/13/2020)
    North Dakota.  (12/132020)
    Ohio.  (12/19/2020)
    Pennsylvania.  (12/15/2020)
    South Carolina.  (12/30/2020)
    South Dakota.  (12/31/2020)
    Tennessee.  (12/18/2020)
    Texas   (12/19/2020)
    Utah.  (12/30/2020)
    Virginia.  (12/18/2020)
    Washington State.  (6/12/2020)
    West Virginia.  (12/30/2020)

    Wednesday, December 30, 2020

    Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (12/30/2020)

     

    Wednesday, December 30.   Total tests (positive and negative):  2,822,063.  One-day increase of 7,367 (2,755 positive; 37%)

    Total positive Covid-19 cases:  477,292

    Counties with largest numerical gains = 60 of 72

    • 5 with 100 or more new cases
    • 10 with 50-99 
    • 21 with 20 to 49
    • 17 with 10 to 19
    • 7 with 5 to 9

    The 60
    • Milwaukee (547)
    • Dane (166)
    • Racine (155)
    • Brown (143)
    • Waukesha (111)
    • Kenosha (90)
    • Rock (89)
    • La Crosse (85)
    • Washington (81)
    • Sheboygan (73)
    • Outagamie (67)
    • Eau Claire (64)
    • Dodge (61)
    • Marathon (60)
    • Winnebago (57)
    • Portage (45)
    • Dunn (42)
    • Fond du Lac (39)
    • Jefferson (38)
    • Manitowoc, Wood (35 each)
    • Ozaukee, Walworth (32 each)
    • Baraboo, Green (31 each)
    • Door (29)
    • Calumet, Chippewa, Polk (25 each)
    • Juneau (24)
    • Marinette, Waupaca (23 each)
    • Oconto (22)
    • Grant (21)
    • Douglas, Monroe (20 each) 
      • Langlade, St. Croix (18 each)
      • Trempealeau (17)
      • Columbia (16)
      • Iowa (15)
      • Pepin, Vilas (14 each)
      • Kewaunee (13)
      • Sauk (12)
      • Clark, Jackson, Oneida, Pierce, Vernon (11 each)
      • Lincoln, Sawyer, Taylor (10 each)
      • Adams, Lafayette, Shawano (9 each)
      • Buffalo, Crawford, Forest (8 each)
      • Richland (7)


      WI Department of Health Services




      New York Times


      Link to other WI COVID posts:

      Related posts:
      Alabama.  (12/14/2020)
      Arizona.  (12/14/2020)
      Arkansas.  (12/17/2020)
      California.  (12/13/2020)
      Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)
      Florida.  (12/142020)
      Georgia.  (12/14/2020)
      Idaho.  (12/13/2020)
      Illinois.  (12/15/2020)
      Indiana.  (12/19/2020)
      Iowa.  (12/19/2020)
      Kansas.  (12/3/2020)
      Kentucky.  (12/17/2020)
      Louisiana.  (12/19/2020)
      Maryland.  (12/16/2020)
      Massachusetts.  (12/15/2020)
      Michigan.  (12/15/2020)
      Minnesota.  (12/17/2020)
      Mississippi.  (12/14/2020)
      Montana. (12/18/2020)
      Nebraska.  (12/17/2020)
      Nevada.  (12/16/2020)
      New Jersey,  (12/15/2020)
      New York.  (12/15/2020)
      North Carolina.  (12/13/2020)
      North Dakota.  (12/132020)
      Ohio.  (12/19/2020)
      Pennsylvania.  (12/15/2020)
      South Carolina.  (12/16/2020)
      South Dakota.  (12/3/2020)
      Tennessee.  (12/18/2020)
      Texas   (12/19/2020)
      Utah.  (12/16/2020)
      Virginia.  (12/18/2020)
      Washington State.  (6/12/2020)
      West Virginia.  (12/16/2020)

      Wisconsin State Assembly 2020 elections: Deb Andraca's win demonstrates that Ozaukee County is trending purple


      Source:  Ballotpedia



      Deb Andraca can flip flipped this seat to blue.



      7/24/2020 update, Who's running in the 23rd Assembly District", starts here


      In November 2018, 73-year-old Jim Ott (R-Mequon) won a 7th term to the Assembly by a slim margin of 2.8 percentage points.  And he ran unopposed in 2016.  




      Source:  Ballotpedia

      The Art of the WIGOP Gerrymander
      Source:  Ballotpedia



      2020 Wisconsin election posts:
      14th Senate District.  (2/24/2020)
      16th Senate District.  (1/28/2020)
      26th Senate District.  (4/4/2020)
      30th Senate District.  (1/18/2020)

      1st Assembly District.  (5/8/2020)
      2nd Assembly District.  (7/5/2020)
      3rd Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
      4th Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
      6th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
      8th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
      9th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
      11th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
      12th Assembly District.  (7/10/2020)
      13th Assembly District.  (7/14/2020)
      14th Assembly District.  (7/15/2020)
      15th Assembly District.  (7/16/2020)
      19th Assembly District.  (7/20/2020)
      21st Assembly District.  (7/21/2020)
      29th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
      35th Assembly District.  (5/25/2020)
      44th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
      48th Assembly District.  (3/12/2020)
      63rd Assembly District.  (5/29/2020)
      67th Assembly District.  (5/4/2020)
      69th Assembly District.  (1/16/2020)
      76th Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
      82nd Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
      96th Assembly District.  (5/3/2020)

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      Wisconsin State Assembly 2020 elections: Rob Hutton's loss provides evidence that eastern Waukesha County is trending purple




      Source
      Ballotpedia




      7/14/2020 update starts here


      It was a close shave in 2018 for Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield), in what is considered a 'safe' GOP district thanks to gerrymandering.




      Source:  Ballotpedia

      The Art of the Wisconsin Gerrymander
      Source:  Ballotpedia


      2020 Wisconsin election posts:
      14th Senate District.  (2/24/2020)
      16th Senate District.  (1/28/2020)
      26th Senate District.  (4/4/2020)
      30th Senate District.  (1/18/2020)

      1st Assembly District.  (5/8/2020)
      2nd Assembly District.  (7/5/2020)
      3rd Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
      4th Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
      6th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
      8th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
      9th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
      11th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
      12th Assembly District.  (7/10/2020)
      29th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
      35th Assembly District.  (5/25/2020)
      44th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
      48th Assembly District.  (3/12/2020)
      63rd Assembly District.  (5/29/2020)
      67th Assembly District.  (5/4/2020)
      69th Assembly District.  (1/16/2020)
      76th Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
      82nd Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
      96th Assembly District.  (5/3/2020)