Voters in Waukesha, Wisconsin โ€” a Republican-leaning Milwaukee suburb โ€” just elected a Democrat as mayor, according to The Associated Press.

Alicia Halvensleben, the Democratic president of the city's Common Council, defeated Scott Allen, a result that could signal a political shift in the suburbs.

April 08, 2026 - 13:40 UTC

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Great to hear this! Now we need more....
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Did you say Republican โ€œleaning?โ€ Waukesha County is deep red. It was +20 points Trump in the last election. This is a huge win.
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We left WI two years ago, but still happy to see this ๐Ÿ‘
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The more I see we anti Maga voters showing up; the more concerned I am about our weak politicians on the left come November. Is there an independent that is anti Israel, anti Pedo that can save us? Change the law so Mamdani can run

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This is Scooter Walkerโ€™s county.
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Wow
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Crucial
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A lot of suburban women thinking twice about their freedoms. Like, who'd wanna lose those?
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The tide is turning
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Everyone FIRSTโ€”Americans LAST!๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฟโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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Yes but it doesnโ€™t effect the congress lol and if the midterm polls state democrats are not going to win do to - 20 points lol
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Just like Orange County is the Republican heartland of California,โ€ฆโ€ฆWaukesha is the Republican heartland of Wisconsin

This is a huge deal! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜Š
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Congratulations Alicia Halvensleben!
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Love hearing good news!

This didn't make the news except locally: The Village of Hilton, NY on March 18th, also elected a Democrat as Mayor - for the 1st time in 22 years. Hilton is within the town of Parma, NY. Parma voted 2 to 1 in 2024 for Dโ˜ญะ˜ald TะฏUMโ‚ฝ.

Change is in the air!
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Donโ€™t forget GA! I was pleasantly surprised.
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This is HUGE
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They sure did! Now if in November we can finally get a Democrat majority in our WI Legislation that will be a phenomenal victory for WI!!! You can call it wishful thinking!
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Turning blue baby!
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It doesn't get much more RED than Waukesha, far more than "Republican-leaning".
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One seat at a time
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โ€œRepublican-leaningโ€ is a MASSIVE understatement. Waukesha is a former hot bed of the KKK and the absolute heart of the Wisconsin GOPโ€™s base. This flip is a SEISMIC fracture in the Republicanโ€™s future in Wisconsin.
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The Republicans have put our communities last. cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/04/theres-simple-way-to-judge-country-look.html?m=1
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Yep
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Waukesha isn't just 'Republican-leaning'; it's the epicenter of Republican influence and leadership in Wisconsin. This mayoral race result is amazing.
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The coordinated effort to get out the vote in the last 2 to 3 years has been amazingโ€ฆthese are the results from all of that hard workโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ’™ Wisconsin take a bow, then get back to working for November electionsโ€ฆ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
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Waukesha is the most republican county in the state. This is kinda big news, and doesnโ€™t bode well for the GOP in November.
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Waukesha and Brookfield have historically sucked. Good to see inroads in enemy territory.
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Brookfield has allegedly shifted nearly 50% Democrat. New Berlin 40%. Democratic groups have been making in-roads lately.
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Bravo. We need a national movement to purge corruption. That's what this is. bsky.app/profile/patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com/post/3miyhz2meec2y
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Actually, the 12-14 point shift in the Milwaukee suburbs was the smallest in the state. (In percentage points, a little bigger than Milwaukee & Dane Counties, but in those deep blue counties there weren't so many voters left to switch.)
Rural & small-city counties shifted by 25 and even 30 points.
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I guess it's considered a suburb now?
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Way to go! Congratulations!
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Great news!!
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Loooooooool
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Letโ€™s go Wisconsin! Congrats Waukesha WI! ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽ‰
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Great GREAT news this morning!!!!!!!
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Republicans don't need have to have any sense of decency or patriotism to impeach Trump. They just need to care about avoiding the biggest election wipeout in U.S. history if he's still in office this fall.

And we should prepare for attempts to corrupt or sabotage the elections if so.
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Let me amend that: we should prepare to defeat attempts to corrupt or sabotage the elections *regardless*
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Every time I see that womanโ€™s name I hear Betty White as Rose in the Golden girls pronouncing it.
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As someone who grew up in Waukesha, this is so amazing to see.
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