SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - Voters went to the polls Tuesday to take part in local elections for a wide variety of city, village, town and school district positions.
The only county-wide election was for a seat on the circuit court system for Branch 4. With over 18-thousand votes cast, Circuit Court Commissioner Rebecca Persick defeated Sheboygan/Kohler Municipal Judge Catherine Delahunt by over four-thousand votes. Persick will replace retiring Judge Terrance Bourke later this year.
In the City of Sheboygan, the former alderperson seat held by Kevin Matichek will now be held by Job Hou-Seye. He defeated write-in challenges from Matt Wierzbach and Ted Bingham in the city's District 4. The only other competitive race for a Sheboygan alderperson seat was in District 5. There, incumbent Billy Thiel defeated a challenge from former alderperson Scott Lewandoske by more than 50 votes.
For the Sheboygan Area School District, one new person was elected to the Board of Education. Mary Beth Martin will join incumbents Barbara Tuszynski and Ryan Burg to be on the board for the next three years.
There were some noted incumbents defeated on Tuesday. They included:
-Town of Wilson Chairperson David Gartman, who lost to challenger John Ehmann by 130 votes.
-Village of Random Lake President Robert McDermott, who lost to challenger Matthew Brockmeier by just 13 votes.
-City of Sheboygan Falls Alderperson Anne Krauter, who lost to Alan Mayer in District 1 by over 200 votes.
There were also several village trustees in Kohler, Oostburg and Random Lake, and town supervisors in Plymouth and Scott that lost.
Finally, residents in the Elkhart Lake/Glenbeulah School District approved a third referendum in the past ten years. The four year-$2.9 million referendum to make building repairs, purchase new equipment, and have money available to cover expected budget deficits was passed by a more than two-to-one margin.
Check out all the competitive election results from Sheboygan County below, and find a web address for the county clerk's webpage to see all results.
Below are the unofficial results from competitive ballot races in Sheboygan County for Spring Elections 2015.
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BRANCH 4:
Rebecca Persick - 11,462
Catherine Delahunt - 6,947
CITY OF SHEBOYGAN DISTRICT 4 ALDERPERSON:
Job Hou-Seye: 260
Kevin Matichek (I): 151
Matt Wierzbach (write-in): 93
Ted Bingham (write-in): 61
Scattering: 57
CITY OF SHEBOYGAN DISTRICT 5 ALDERPERSON:
Bill Thiel (I): 314
Scott Lewandoske: 259
CITY OF SHEBOYGAN FALLS DISTRICT 1 ALDERPERSON:
Alan Mayer - 440
Anne Krauter (I) - 185
CITY OF SHEBOYGAN FALLS DISTRICT 2 ALDERPERSON:
Peter Weber - 226
Thomas McCue Jr. - 187
Scattering - 3
VILLAGE OF HOWARDS GROVE PRESIDENT:
Jim Scheiber (I) - 344
Ed Phal - 132
VILLAGE OF RANDOM LAKE PRESIDENT:
Matthew Brockmeier - 229
Robert McDermott (I) - 216
VILLAGE OF RANDOM LAKE TRUSTEES:
Erin Stowell - 319
Barbara Ruege (I) - 312
Elizabeth Manian (I) - 290
Mike SanFelippo - 224
VILLAGE OF OOSTBURG TRUSTEES:
Steve Eggebeen (I) - 463
Brian Hilbelink (I) - 400
Peter Scheppmann - 389
Glen Wynveen (I) - 363
VILLAGE OF KOHLER TRUSTEES:
Brian Post (I) - 347
Charles Keller (I) - 345
Mike Zimmerman - 314
Bill Kunst (I) - 302
Scattering - 414
VILLAGE OF ADELL TRUSTEES:
Andy Birenbaum (I) - 73
John Brem (I) - 64
Arush Chahal (I) - 53
Jim Jentsch - 44
Scattering - 1
TOWN OF WILSON CHAIRPERSON:
John Ehmann - 680
David Gartman (I) - 550
Scattering - 41
TOWN OF WILSON SUPERVISORS:
Brian Hoffman - 589
Tom Stoelb - 588
John Ehmann - 558
Thomas Kultgen - 484
Scattering - 322
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH SUPERVISORS:
Jack Hanke - 323
Glen Kruschke (I) - 294
John Capelle - 203
Ray Gremminger (I) - 196
Scattering - 1
TOWN OF SCOTT SUPERVISORS:
Dale Burke - 201
Larry Laux - 172
Kenneth Willkomm (I) - 149
Scattering - 2
SHEBOYGAN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Barbara Tuszynski (I): - 4,284
Ryan Burg (I): - 3,683
Mary Beth Martin - 3,679
Peter Madden - 3,392
Denis Schmideler - 2,746
Scattering - 1,328
SHEBOYGAN FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Mark Debbink (I): 967
Adam Arnhoelter: 686
Jami Shircel: 665
ELKHART LAKE/GLENBEULAH SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM:
Yes - 736
No - 339
For a complete list of election results in Sheboygan County, go to the following website: http://sheboygancounty.com/government/departments-a-e/county-clerk/elections/unofficial-canvass-results-for-november-4-2014