11:58 PM: 5 races called, 3 GOP, 2 Dems, all down to Darling (R) v. Pasch (D) in senate district 18. And that one is way too close to call.
11:59 PM: A BIG chunk of Republican votes just came in from Waukesha County. Big pick up for Darling (R). That will put Darling into a clear lead and then it’s going to be down to remaining votes in Milwaukee.
12:10 AM: Milwaukee County will reportedly have their final results reported in about 10 minutes. That should tell us the story.
12:11 AM: With 79% reporting, Darling (R) moves into 4% point lead. In raw totals about 2500 votes.
12:16 AM: State Dem chair Mike Tate claims “tampering” in Waukesha vote count reports that put Darling (R) over the top. This is the same county and clerk who generated such controversy in the recent Supreme Court election in Wisconsin. And she does seem to have some very archaic methods of reporting votes. But I have yet to see any evidence of irregularities tonight. The state party says in a press release that “in the next hours we will determine our next course of action.”
12:22 AM: With 80% reporting, Darling (R) moves into 53-47 lead. That’s about 3100 votes, a sizable margin.
