in this race senator cowles had been considered the safest of the six republicans facing recall tonight. the petition to recall him was the last one to be filed, and in a set of elections that was drenched in campaign cash the total spending on both sides of the cowles race was reported to be the lowest of all the recall races. again, with 94% of precincts reporting, this race long called the recall the republican, excuse me, state senator, the incumbent robert cowles having fended off nancy nusbaum as the democratic challenger. also, district 10 tonight, that was the second race called tonight. the republican incumbent, state senator sheila harsdorf, has kept her seat, defeating her democratic challenger, shelly moore. this is 100% of precincts reporting. the final tally there, harsdorf with 58% of the vote, shelly moore with 42% of the vote. so a comfortable margin there for sheila harsdorf in district 10. early on senator harsdorf had
for sheila harsdorf in district 10. early on senator harsdorf had been considered vulnerable by democrats, but polling in the last few days before the election did show harsdorf polling rather comfortably ahead of her opponent. shelly moore is a high school english teacher in wisconsin. she s a member of the teachers union that had its right to collectively bargain stripped away by governor walker and by the legislature s republicans this winter. and over in district 14 the republican incumbent luther olsen managed to hold on to his seat by a slimmer margin tonight. with 100% of precincts reporting in the 14th district republican luther olsen has received 56% of the vote. excuse me. 52% of the vote. his democratic challenger fred clark at 48% of the vote. this was no sure thing heading into tonight s elections in terms of predictions. but by the four-point spread you that see there state senator luther olsen has defeated the recall effort against him and has held on to his seat.