La CROSSE — Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll narrowly backed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes over state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski for the party’s 2022 U.S. Senate nomination.
Barnes was favored by 121, or 32.4 percent, of the 373 delegates and registered guests who cast a vote for U.S. Senate in the straw poll, while Godlewski was backed by 119, or 31.9 percent.
Alex Lasry, on leave from his job with the Milwaukee Bucks, was third at 15.5 percent, while Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson was fourth at 9.4 percent.
In other statewide races:
— Nearly 65 percent favored Brookfield state Rep. Sara Rodriguez for lieutenant governor, while 35.4 percent backed The Hmong Institute CEO Peng Her.
— Almost 68 percent of conventioneers preferred Dane County Dem Party Chair Alexia Sabor over longtime incumbent Doug La Follette for secretary of state.
— In the state treasurer’s race, Dr. Gillian Battino received 48.8 percent of the vote, while West Allis Ald. Angelito Tenorio was at 39.7 percent and Fitchburg Mayor Aaron Richardson was at 11.5 percent.
State Dem officials said 160 delegates and 588 guests attended the convention in person. There were another 156 delegates who participated in the convention virtually and 206 online guests. They weren’t eligible to vote in the straw poll.
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