in, the republican incumbent, luther olsen leading 59% to 41%. in district 18, the republican incumbent is senator randy hopper, democratic challenger is jess king of oshkosh, wisconsin, hopper leading 54% to 46%. finally, in district 32, what democrats hope to be their best chance of a pick-up tonight with just 7% of precincts reporting, republican incumbent senator trails his democratic challenger, jennifer shilling 52% to 48%. we'll keep an eye on the results as they come in to us. [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. it even tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light. experience everything virtual wallet has to offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. ♪ but your cloud of depression is still with you. maybe it's time to ask your doctor about adding seroq

luther olsen leading that. also, hopper is up by 500 votes with just 15% of the vote counted. randy hopper being challenged by jessica king. and shilling's lead is starting to widen over dan kapanke in the 32nd district. so that's where we are. sandy pasch. we are being told now that sandy pasch just took the lead. that of course in the 8th district suburban milwaukee, where the incumbent alberta darling, a close associate of the governor, had over $8race. but again, as we are seeing the packer fans out here in wisconsin, grabbing on to any morsel of information, sitting on the edge of their seats and standing on their toes here in madison because they have waited for the positive results for their side of the ledger since january. bear with me tonight, america. i can't do this story tonight without having fun with these people. they have been -- they have been so wonderful to be around. i mean, this is the heart of america. these are middle-classers who stand up for what they believe in. and you know what? you know what's great about this tonight? when you see our camera shot

with 100% of precincts reporting in the 14th district republican luther olsen has received 56% of the vote. excuse me. 52% of the vote. his democratic challenger fred clark at 48% of the vote. this was no sure thing heading into tonight's elections in terms of predictions. but by the four-point spread you that see there state senator luther olsen has defeated the recall effort against him and has held on to his seat. so again, to recap, right now democrats have picked off two republican state senators in the great state of wisconsin. if senator alberta darling hangs on to her seat, that will mean that republicans will have a majority of one in the state senate. if alberta darling falls tonight, democrats will take control of the state senate. but if alberta darling holds on, if that happens, i have a wild card to throw your way. if alberta darling holds on tonight and the republican margin in the wisconsin state senate goes to one, all eyes in wisconsin will turn to this guy as a potential wild card for the real balance of power in the state capitol. he is a republican. he's state sen

luther olsen projected the winner in the wisconsin state senate race. so this would give three republicans, they are surviving this recall effort in the state of wisconsin. at this moment in the 32nd district challenger jennifer shilling is leading by 8 percentage points over senator dan kapanke. also, in the 18th district, in the 18th district randy hopper, the senator is leading by 2% of the vote over challenger jessica king. this was expected to be a win for the democrats. but those are the numbers. hopper in with 22,788. and jessica king in at 22,212. 51% to 49%. and we've also got a very interesting race. in the 8th district, suburban milwaukee, alberta darling is trailing at this hour to challenger representative sandy pasch by 8% of the vote. pasch in with 12,032 votes at 56%. and roberta darling in with that number you that saw on the screen there, with 44% of the votes. so it's still a very good chance for the democrats to get three. but the surprise here is the showing of randy hopper, the state senator. for more on that let's go to john nicho

luther olsen projected the winner in the wisconsin state senate race. so this would give three republicans, they are surviving this recall effort in the state of wisconsin. at this moment in the 32nd district challenger jennifer shilling is leading by 8 percentage points over senator dan kapanke. also, in the 18th district, in the 18th district randy hopper, the senator is leading by 2% of the vote over challenger jessica king. this was expected to be a win for the democrats. but those are the numbers. hopper in with 22,788. and jessica king in at 22,212. 51% to 49%. and we've also got a very interesting race. in the 8th district, suburban milwaukee, alberta darling is trailing at this hour to challenger representative sandy pasch by 8% of the vote. pasch in with 12,032 votes at 56%. and roberta darling in with that number you that saw on the screen there, with 44% of the votes. so it's still a very good chance for the democrats to get three. but the surprise here is the showing of randy hopper, the state senator. for more on that let's go to john nicho

you are challenging luther olsen who has not had competition for years on end. it's been 16 or 17 years he's not had competition? >> in his career. go back 116 years and you can't find a democrat that's represented that district. you can't. how do you feel going into it? >> i did my own poll at a corn roast. in two hours greeting folks in line to eat sweet corn, i shook hands and said hi to folks. everybody knows this race. they are planning to vote. people are engaged like they haven't seen in years and years. >> do you think what happens today on wall street and what's happened in the market in the last few weeks is going to be a motivating factor for turn out? do people view this as wall street versus main street? do they see the severity of the outcome and what it means for the rest of the country? >> the lessons people can take from wall street, in washington, the elected leaders cannot work together and took this to the brink before crafting a deal that no one was happy with at the end of the day. they expect us to do better than that in madison. in extrem

. >> ed, i want to go back to your reporting on the 14th district, luther olsen, the district has been republican for over 100 years, but running unopposed is an indication of our national office of just how solid the 14th district lock has been for republicans until possibly tonight. that wasn't even one of the districts that i had my eye on as a possible swing, so if that thing is running as tight as it's running, that's a very good sign for other districts, isn't it? >> there's no question about it. jon erpenbach, we'll have him on "the ed show" later tonight, we have the ground game, boots opt ground, but we don't have the money they have. this is a battle of two titans going at it in two different ways. obviously, you can't underscore the impact the tea party groups have had here the last five days, and that's why it's so hard to judge what's going to happen in some of these other districts other than the 14th, which we were talking about. a lot of it is unpredictable. what does a great turnout mean? does that mean the citizens united money worked, does that mean republicans have

joining me state senator luther olsen, a republican who's on the ballot on this recall election day. senator, good to see you. >> good to be with you, contessa. >> do you think people are voting today based on these collective bargaining rights for government workers, or has this really morphed into labor versus tea party divide? >> well, i think the democrats and the union folks are voting the union part. the other folks the republicans i believe are voting to support us in what we did to balance the budget without raising taxes, our job growth agenda and things like that. i think it's two different reasons folks are going to the polls. >> you haven't had a democratic challenger in all of the 16 years i understand that you have served. yesterday, i talk odd the democrat who's the first to challenge you and here's what he said. >> wisconsin has -- in the midst of a historic set of events. unfortunately this year too many of our representatives have simply been a rubber stamp for -- handed down by our govern and majority leader. >> representative fred clark obviously thinks in a repub

britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." ♪ >>> of all the drama surrounds the debt ceiling, one of the most dramatic moments was the appearance of gabrielle giffords on the house floor. it was seven months since she was shot in an assassination attempt in her direct. more now on giffords's emotional return. how were her colleagues reacting to this dramatic scene? >> wolf, after the tears, they said gabby's back. one of her colleagues said that watching the legislator casting the vote is about as exciting as watching someone use an atm machine. last night was an exception that literally took their breath away. it was an unexpected moment from the floor. one that surprised even those closest to congresswo