Green Bay Democrat Wins Wisconsin State Senate Recall Election

In the undercard to Wisconsin's State Senate's August recall elections, Green Bay's incumbent state senator, Dave Hansen, retained his seat against a Republican challenger. This result, while not entirely surprising, may be a harbinger of things to come. The recall score, after one inning: Democrats 1, GOP nil. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has the details.

Hansen was one of fourteen Democratic state senators who fled the Badger State during this winter's tumult over the collective bargaining rights of state public employees. The photograph shows Hansen during his March 2011 return to Wisconsin's state capital, Madison.