10:09 PM: Falk declares victory, Mistele concedes
Dane County Exec Kathleen Falk has declared victory in her re-election campaign against conservative Nancy Mistele, who has conceded.
In her speech at a downtown Madison bar, she told supporters the win belonged to all of them who had worked so hard for her campaign.
And she reached out to those who didn't vote for her.
"I renew my pledge I made 12 years ago," she said. "I want to hear your ideas. I ask you to be at the table as we discuss and decide these critical issues that affect the lives of our citizens and the future of our county."
Mistele asked her supporters to stick together despite her loss and target other seats in the county, a liberal stronghold.
"We just need to really work hard to make our voices heard in Dane County," she said.
Just after 10 p.m., Falk was winning with more than 56 percent of the vote and large sections of the city of Madison still out.
-- By JR Ross