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| Turnout | 25.59% | ||||||||||||
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The2008 Milwaukee mayoral election was held on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, to elect themayor forMilwaukee.Tom Barrett was reelected.
Municipal elections inWisconsin are non-partisan.[1]
The sole opponent of Barrett was Andrew J. Shaw, anightclub owner[2] and attorney. Shaw wasAsian American, and if elected would have been the first Asian-American mayor of the city.[3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Tom Barrett (incumbent) | 64,473 | 78.89 | |
| Andrew J. Shaw | 16,866 | 20.64 | |
| Write-In | 384 | 0.47 | |
| Total votes | 81,723 | 100 | |
| Turnout | 81,723 | 25.59% | |
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