Politics | JoAnne Kloppenburg GOP's Prosser Wins Disputed Wis. Race 7,316-vote victory within margin for Kloppenburg to demand recount By Polly Davis Doig Posted Apr 16, 2011 8:14 AM CDT Copied JoAnne Kloppenburg, assistant attorney general, addresses her supporters in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 6, 2011, telling them the race to close to call. (AP Photo/Andy Manis) Wisconsin has certified GOP-backed David Prosser the victor by 7,316 votes in the disputed race for a 10-year term on the state's supreme court. Prosser immediately trumpeted that "the will of the electorate is clear with the last canvass now completed," reports the Journal-Sentinel, and called for opponent JoAnne Kloppenburg to concede. The 0.488% margin of Prosser's victory, however, gives Kloppenburg the right to a taxpayer-funded recount. "Now that the statewide canvass is complete, our campaign will focus our decision-making on whether to request a recount," said a Kloppenburg rep. "We will review the information available to us and carefully weigh the options." She has until 5pm Wednesday to call for a recount. Click for more background on the hotly contested Wisconsin election. Read These Next Details trickle out on 2 more victims of the Minneapolis shooting. Isolated tribe members show up in an unexpected place. The Air Force has changed its tune on Ashli Babbitt. One key to Telsa's huge court loss: a hacker in Starbucks. Report an error