WTMJ Declares Doyle, Falk Winners Based on Exit Polling

WTMJ TV in Milwaukee declared Gov. Jim Doyle and Dem AG candidate Kathleen Falk the winners in their respective races at 8:01 p.m., based on the station's exit polling.

The station said it interviewed about 5,000 voters at more than 60 wards for its exit polling.

Returns are just starting to roll in for the races.

Listen to audio of the WTMJ report.

National media have also projected a win for Doyle, including Fox News and CNN.

Doyle spokeswoman Melanie Fonder declined to declare victory.

"The polls just closed, and we're going to wait for some more numbers to come in," Fonder said. "But we're delighted they called it for us."

Green spokesman Mike Prentiss cautioned against relying on exit polling to make such an early projection.

"If exit polls were accurate, John Kerry would be president," Prentiss said.

-- By Alec Loftus