美國威斯康辛州州長在罷免選舉中獲勝

Republican Governor Scott Walker of ((the midwestern U.S. state of)) Wisconsin has defeated his Democratic opponent in a recall election that observers say has implications for the November presidential election.

With nearly all the votes counted, Walker was easily beating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett by nearly a double digit margin in a race which attracted huge voter turnout. Barrettconceded the race hours after the polls closed.

Shortly after taking office, Walker pushed through a law that sharply curtailed the right of most government employees to bargain for pay raises and other benefits, angering unions and Democratic activists.

Walker is the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election.美國共和黨籍的威斯康辛州州長沃克在一次罷免選舉中擊敗了民主黨對手巴雷特。觀察人士說，這次選舉結果將對今年11月的總統選舉產生影響。

目前全部選票將近清點完畢，記票結果顯示沃克在選戰中以將近雙位數字顯著優勢戰勝巴雷特。在投票結束的數小時後，巴雷特承認敗選。

沃克就任威斯康辛州州長之後不久，大力推動通過一項法律，以嚴格限制大多數州政府僱員要求提薪以及其他福利的權利，這一舉動激怒了工會和民主黨活動人士。

沃克是美國有史以來第一位在罷免選舉中獲勝的州長。