Numerous county seats up for grabs in spring election

Wisconsin’s April 2 election will feature many local races for county, municipal and school board seats. Most of the contested races will be found at the county level.

Colby School District

The Colby School Board has two positions up for grabs at the April 2 election as David Decker and William Tesmer have terms that end in April.

Decker is re-running for election while Tesmer filed non-candidacy paperwork and Brian Streveler has filed paperwork to appear on the spring ballot. Voters will be asked to vote for two board members with Decker and Streveler as the names that will appear on the ballot.

Tesmer most recently served as the board’s president so at the board’s reorganization meeting in April, the board will need to choose a new president.

Abbotsford School District

Three incumbents will be running unopposed in the spring election for the Abbotsford School Board. President Eric Reis, Kraig Schindler and Ivone Vazquez have filed candidacy papers to run for their board seats once again.

City of Colby

The City of Colby will have four spots on the Common Council up for re-election. Ward I alderperson Liz Baumgartner, Ward II alderperson Todd Schmidt and Mayor James Schmidt have filed candidacy papers. In Ward III, Nancy O’Brien did not file papers to appear on the ballot but expressed intentions to run as a writein candidate according to city clerk Connie Gurtner.

City of Abbotsford

Four positions will also be available in the city of Abbotsford at the spring election. All four incumbent candidates are rerunning for election as Jan Read, Jeremiah Zieset, Roger Weideman and Selenia Espino all turned in candidacy papers.

Clark County Board of Supervisors

All 29 Clark County supervisor positions will be on the ballot in April. As of 9 a.m. Jan. 2, there were seven contested races.

In District 16, which includes the town of Colby Ward 3, town of Unity and village of Unity, incumbent Wayne Hendrickson filed non-candidacy paperwork. Larry Oehmichen and Scott Johnson have submitted paperwork to run for Hendrickson’s position. Hendrickson also currently serves as the county board chairperson. At the organizational meeting following the spring election, the board will choose a new chairperson by nomination and secret ballot.

In addition to Hendrickson and Bill Rueth, two others have filed notices of noncandidacy. District 21 Supervisor Frieda Rollins, representing the town of Fremont Ward 1 and town of Lynn Ward 1, has chosen not to run for re-election as well as Ann Molitor of District 2, which includes the village of Dorchester and town of Mayville Ward 1. Raymond Mulderink has filed candidacy paperwork to run for Molitor’s position on the county board and Brandon Hasz filed paperwork to appear on the ballot for the District 21 Supervisor position.

In other contested races around the county, Dean Zank and Jill Hoff are vying to represent District 7 on the county board. This district includes Wards 1, 2 and 4 of the city of Thorp.

For District 19, representing the city of Loyal, incumbent Tom Bobrofsky and Sharon Rogers have filed candidacy paperwork. Rogers was previously on the county board representing Greenwood.

In District 17, Chuck Rueth will face Tony Horvath. The district lies north of

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Greenwood and Loyal and encompasses the town of Beaver, town of Warner Ward 2 and town of Green Grove Ward 2.

District 18 Supervisor Bill Rueth has filed non-candidacy paperwork. Two people will run for his spot: Leonard Stoecker and Lance Hahn. The district includes the town of Loyal, town of Sherman Ward 1 and town of York Ward 2.

In District 20, incumbent Allen Krause Jr. will face Riley Ashbeck. The district includes the town of Fremont Ward 2 and town of Lynn Ward 1 (rural Chili and Spencer).

For District 28, incumbent William Neville will run against Heather Sullivan. This district is located in the southwestern most part of the county, including the Humbird and Hatfield areas. It includes the town of Dewhurst, town of Sherwood, town of Mentor and town of Levis Ward 2.

Marathon County Board of Supervisors

Fourteen of 38 Marathon County supervisory districts will feature contested races in the April 2 election. Ten incumbents have decided not to run for reelection, but at least one candidate from each district will appear on the ballot.

District 1: John Kroll and Ken Tokarz, both of Wausau, will face off for a seat being vacated by incumbent Michelle Van Krey.

District 3: Incumbent Kody Hart, Wausau, will face a challenge from Jo Ann Egelkrout, Wausau.

District 5: Incumbent Gary Gisselman, Wausau, will face a challenge from Orlando Alfonso, Wausau.

District 6: Incumbent Stacey Morache, Wausau, will face a challenge from Jeff Johnson, Wausau.

District 7: Deb Hoppa and Alex Eichten, both from Wausau, will square off for a seat being vacated by incumbent Becky Buch.

District 9: Chantelle Foote, Wausau, is running unopposed for a seat being vacated by incumbent David Overbeck, Wausau.

District 10: Incumbent Donna Krause, Wausau, will face a challenge from Randy Radtke, Wausau.

District 11: Randy DeBroux and Bruce Trueblood, both of Wausau, will sqaure off for a seat being vacated by incumbent Alyson Leahy.

District 14: Incumbent Rick Seefeldt, Elderon, will face a challenge from Ken Charneski, Kronenwetter.

District 15: Incumbent Joel Straub, Kronenwetter, will face a challenge from Randy Fifrick and Alexander Vedvik, both of Kronenwetter.

District 16: Incumbent Tony Sherfinski, Schofield, will face a challenge from Bill Conway, Schofield.

District 18: Jay J. Schoenborn, Schofield, will run unopposed for a seat being vacated by Craig McEwen, board vicechair.

District 23: Incumbent David Baker will face a challenge from Chris Voll, Kronenwetter District 24: Brent Jacobson, Mosinee, will run unopposed for a seat being vacated by Crystal Bushman.

District 28: Wayne Hagen, Spencer, will run unopposed for a seat being vacated by incumbent Dennis Gonnering.

District 30: Jordan Reynolds, Unity, will run unopposed for a seat being vacated by incumbent Andrew Venzke, Abbotsford.

District 32: Board chairman Kurt Gibbs, Marathon, will face a challenge from Cindy Beaty, Marathon.

District 36: Scott Poole and Frederick C. Schaefer, both of Wausau, will square off for a seat being vacated by incumbent Bruce Lamont.

District 38: Brandon Jensen and Jonathan D. Fisher, both of Wausau, will square off for a seat being vacated by incumbent Bobby Niemeyer.