Wisconsin Voters Head to the Polls
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Voters enter the polling station as it opens at City Hall in Hudson, Wisconsin, to cast their ballots for current Governor Scott Walker or challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. The recall election marks just the third time in U.S. history that a state governor has been challenged midterm. Wisconsin is a key swing state in the November presidential election. It is seen as leaning toward Obama, but Tuesday's vote could show an inclination to flip toward Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Wanda Sonnentag calls voters encouraging them to vote at the Rock County Democratic Party Headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin. Democrat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is trying to unseat Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in a recall election. Opponents of Walker forced a recall election after the governor pushed to change the collective bargaining process for public employees in the state.
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Voters stream into an auditorium as voting opens in Milwaukee.
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People wait in line for voting to open in Milwaukee.
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Voters cast their ballots in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with voters outside Jefferson School during the vote in the recall election in Wauwatosa. Voters were lined up before the polls opened at 7:00 a.m. to decide on the recall race between the Republican Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
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Republican Gov. Scott Walker votes in Wauwatosa. Walker faces Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a special recall election.
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and his wife Kris Barrett fill out their ballots at the Milwaukee French Immersion School in Milwaukee.
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Tom Barrett puts his ballot into a machine after voting in Milwaukee.
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Neighbors display signs with opposing views on the Wisconsin recall election in Beloit, Wisconsin.
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A sign supporting Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett stands outside the Smoke House Antique store in Clinton.
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Charles Lankford leaves a voting booth after casting a ballot in the Wisconsin recall election in Clinton.
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A 1957 Chevrolet with a "recall Walker" bumper sticker sits outside the Rock County Democratic Party Headquarters in Janesville.
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