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Tosa leans even more left — and four other takeaways from Tuesday's general election

It was a good day for Democrats, not only in Wisconsin but also in the wards and districts that make up Wauwatosa.

By David Paulsen
Tosa leans even more left — and four other takeaways from Tuesday's general election
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley celebrates his election as governor with lieutenant governor candidate Sarah Godlewski at an election night event Nov. 3 in Milwaukee. Photo by Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press.
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The Democrats nationally delivered a thorough trouncing to Republicans in the Nov. 3 general election, and the blue victories carried through to Wisconsin politics, including the Wauwatosa results.

Up and down the ballot, Wisconsin Democrats won big, starting with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. His once improbable and moribund campaign prevailed to win the gubernatorial race over Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in a near landslide, 54%-46%.

And the Democrats' predictions that they would win a party trifecta in Madison — control of the governor's office, the Senate and the Assembly — proved to be right on the mark. The Senate and Assembly both flipped from red to blue for the first time since 2010.

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That included the state Senate District 5 seat, which represents most of Wauwatosa. It will be filled by a Democrat, Robyn Vining, for the first time since incumbent Democrat Jim Sullivan lost the 2010 election to Republican Leah Vukmir.

Vining will leave the Assembly after four terms to take her new seat in the Senate, leaving a vacancy in Assembly District 13 that will be filled by another Democrat, Amy Zimmerman, who also won big on Tuesday.

Results: Democrats win 2 state races to represent districts including most of Tosa
Another Democrat, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, also won the race for governor. The Senate and Assembly are both currently controlled by Republicans, but Democrats had expressed confidence that they could flip one or both chambers.
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With those results fresh in mind, here are five Tosa-specific takeaways from the outcome of the Nov. 3 general election.