Wisconsin governor candidate Scott Walker turns in 15,000 signatures (Appleton Post-Crescent - AP)

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MADISON - Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker has turned in enough signatures to get on the ballot for governor this fall - and then some.

Walker on Tuesday handed the Government Accountability Board a stack of what he said were 15,000 signatures from all 72 counties in Wisconsin.

The board says it could accept only his best 4,000, which is twice the maximum of 2,000 needed to qualify for the ballot.

Walker is running for the Republican nomination.

The winner of the Sept. 14 primary will likely take on the only major Democrat in the race, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, in the Nov. 2 general election.

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