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La Crosse County could have 10% turnout for today’s primary

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7 years ago

February 20, 2018

Bad weather, which led to area school delays and closings today, could keep election turnout down on this primary day in Wisconsin.

La Crosse County clerk Ginny Dankmeyer said the best she’s hoping for today is 12 percent turnout in the county if the roads aren’t in bad shape.

A three-way Supreme Court race is the only statewide contest.

Dankmeyer predicts that a primary for county treasurer and some local school issues will be the big draws.

Two Democrats are vying for the treasurer nomination in the county, where there are no primaries for county board seats.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

A couple of towns in La Crosse County also will have a school board contest in the Westby district.

The city of La Crosse expects a top turnout around 13 per cent.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.