Recount of Wisconsin Judge Race Prompts Ballot Challenges

The ouster of a conservative Wisconsin judge by less than one percent of the vote prompted a recount.

Election ballots are shown as workers count mail-in and in-person absentee ballots in a file photo. Scott Olson/Getty Images

A widely watched recount is underway of the results of an election for circuit judge in Racine County, Wisconsin.

The incumbent Circuit Court Judge Jon Fredrickson lost to challenger Jamie McClendon by 55 votes. Voters cast 60,349 ballots for the office.