2009 Dane County Executive election

2009 Dane County Executive election
April 7, 2009
 
Nominee Kathleen Falk Nancy Mistele
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 59,180 40,495
Percentage 59.30% 40.57%
County Executive before election

Kathleen Falk
Nonpartisan

Elected County Executive

Kathleen Falk
Nonpartisan

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The 2009 Dane County Executive election took place on April 7, 2009. Incumbent County Executive Kathleen Falk ran for re-election to a fourth term. She was challenged by former Madison School Board member Nancy Mistele. Though the race was formally nonpartisan, Falk ran in the Democratic primary for Governor in 2002 and as the Democratic nominee for Attorney General in 2006, while Mistele ran for the legislature as a Republican.[1]

During the campaign, Falk faced criticism over a mishandled 911 call from a homicide victim, and Mistele attacked her over mismanagement of the call center.[2] In the lead-up to the election, Mistele outraised Falk,[3] but Falk nonetheless won re-election in a landslide, receiving 59 percent of the vote to Mistele's 41 percent.[4]

Falk would ultimately end up not serving her full term. In 2010, she announced that she would resign in 2011, which triggered a special election.[5]

General election

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Results

2009 Dane County Executive election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kathleen Falk (inc.) 59,180 59.30%
Nonpartisan Nancy Mistele 40,495 40.57%
Write-in 131 0.13%
Total votes 99,806 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b DeFour, Matthew (January 7, 2009). "Falk faces Republican challenger". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. A5. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  2. ^ DeFour, Matthew (March 11, 2009). "Could 911 issue alone sink Falk?". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. A1. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  3. ^ DeFour, Matthew (March 31, 2009). "Mistele narrows campaign cash gap with Falk". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. A4. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  4. ^ DeFour, Matthew (April 8, 2009). "Falk 'energized' by win: Mistele wins rural vote, but it's not enough". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. A1. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  5. ^ Tarr, Joe (October 4, 2010). "Kathleen Falk to resign as Dane County Executive in April 2011". Isthmus. Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "2009 Spring Election Results from Unofficial Canvass". Dane County Clerk. April 10, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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