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Madison Common Council incumbents Skidmore, Kemble lose bids for re-election
April 6, 2021 9:45 PM Site staff
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MADISON, Wis. A total of eleven seats on Madison’s Common Council were contested in this year’s election.
One of the most-watched races was in the 9th district, where longtime Alder Paul Skidmore faced a challenge from Nikki Conklin. The race came into focus when Skidmore was accused of using a sexist slur during a virtual meeting last year. However, an independent review of the meeting was found to be inconclusive.
Conklin won the seat with 55.9% of the vote.
Madison Council Dist. 9
Political opponents unite in defeat
Voters take down two fighters on Madison city council
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Incumbent Alds. Rebecca Kemble and Paul Skidmore both lost to challengers in the April 6 election.
The city councilâs staunchest backer of the police was defeated in the April 6 election. So was one of the cityâs most progressive reformers.Â
Political newcomer Nikki Conklin ousted 10-term incumbent Paul Skidmore with 56 percent of the vote in a contentious and expensive race on the cityâs far west side. Skidmore was strongly backed by the Madison police union which in a February press release called him âthe undisputed leaderâ on the council for âworking to meet the needs of public safety in Madison.â Skidmore leaned hard into a pro-police message in his campaign literature; one piece features a quote from former Madison police Chief Mike Koval â âDefunding the Police Plans are putting you and me in dangerâ â and a photo of a