Pro-Gun Rights Milwaukee Sheriff Defeats Rival after Heated Primary Draws National Attention

Photo Credit: Fox6Now.com

Photo Credit: Fox6Now.com

A Wisconsin county sheriff whose outspoken pro-Second Amendment views turned his re-election campaign into a battle between gun control groups and the National Rifle Association emerged victorious Wednesday against his Democratic primary challenger.

According to results from Fox6Now.com, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. garnered 52 percent of the vote to 48 percent for Chris Moews, a Milwaukee police lieutenant.

“Obviously the voters of this county, by a majority, have said they like my style,” Clarke told Fox6Now.com after declaring victory Wednesday.

Moews said Wednesday that the “voters have spoken.”

“I hope the sheriff will set politics aside, reconsider his go-it-alone approach and work collaboratively and respectfully with law enforcement and municipal leaders to truly make our community safer and stronger,” he said in a statement to Fox6Now.com.

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