9:43 PM: Huckabee supporters refusing to concede
PEWAUKEE -- Mike Huckabee's supporters refused to concede defeat until all the returns are in, despite early calls that John McCain would take the primary.
Ryan Kierman, 16, of Concord expressed surprise when he learned that McCain was projected to win.
"I actually thought that (Huckabee) would do really well here," Kierman said. He was a little disappointed that Huckabee did not attend the election watch.
John Miglautsch of Hartland was not paying much attention to the acceptance speeches because, "There were no results in when he (McCain) started."
The 53-year-old said if he votes for John McCain, he will do as a friend suggested: "I'll just hold my nose."
Dave Poglitsch shrugged as he said, "I'll wait 'til everything is all counted in."
The 46-year-old Brookfield resident is tuning everything out until all the results are in.
Poglitsch says that he will wait and see what Huckabee says about McCain before he decides who he will vote for.
Starie Thompson, 29, of Milwaukee says that this election is "following the same patterns as the rest of the race" by announcing a winner before all the votes are tabulated.
Thompson has not decided whether to vote for McCain because she is still rooting for "Mike."
Tessa Fitzsimmons, 5, began to cry when she found out that Huckabee lost.
At the end of the election watch the two dozen supporters crowd began to cheer on Huckabee and chant "We like Mike" for the reporters.
-- By Samantha Hernandez
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