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April 6 Election Results: Phillipson edges Bucher for judge
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Faun Marie Phillipson

MONROE — Green County’s race for the Branch One Circuit Court Judge came to an end with Faun Marie Phillipson narrowly edging out opponent Jane Bucher in the April 6 election.

According to the County’s unofficial results at 100% reporting, Phillipson ended the night with 4,142 votes, a mere 85 more than Bucher. Write-in candidates received 268 votes. Phillipson, who was celebrating her birthday the day before the election, becomes the first woman to serve as judge in Green County.

Incumbent judge Tom Vale ran unopposed in the Branch Two race.

At the state level, Jill Underly of Blanchardville, who has served as the Superintendent at the Pecatonica School District for the last six years, won the race for state superintendent. Underly resigned from her position at Pecatonica due to her running and the district has since announced Kathleen Coppenbarger, Danielle Scott and Amy Vesperman as finalists for the position.

Underly received 5,364 votes in Green County. Opponent Deborah Kerr received 2,927. In the state, Underly collected 526,000 votes to Kerr’s 386,053.

“Thank you, Wisconsin!” Underly wrote in an 8-part Twitter thread April 7. “I am honored and humbled by the trust voters have placed in me and I’m overcome with gratitude for the incredible support we’ve had throughout this journey.” She went on to thank her husband, children, campaign team, “countless volunteers, our grassroots donors and all of the leaders & organizations who endorsed” her. She also thanked the Pecatonica Area School District and community members, adding that she was grateful to have served the area for the past several years.

“Here’s my promise to every family, student and Wisconsinite young and old, regardless of who you voted for: I will always do what’s best for OUR kids. I’m ready to get to work and build a stronger, more equitable public education system that provides every child, every day with the world-class public education system they deserve.” 

Monroe, New Glarus and Darlington all passed school district referendums, while Black Hawk’s referendum failed.

Monroe’s referendum received 2,530 “yes” votes (71.49%) to 1,009 “no” (28.51%). The school district asked voters to approve facility upgrades worth an estimated $5.6 million for Northside Elementary School, which was build in the late 1960s. Upgrades will include maintenance and repairs, safety upgrades, lighting and electrical updates, HVAC replacement and to become further ADA compliant.

“We’re humbled and grateful for the support of the community and we look forward to making these improvements to make Northside Elementary an even better place for our students to learn, and for our parents and community to gather,” Monroe District Administrator Rick Waski said in a video posted to the school’s Facebook page. “These needed improvements will not only improve the environment for learning at Northside, but will also allow us to be in a position where we can be confident that Northside is in good physical and operational shape for at least the next 20 years.

New Glarus passed 1,046-443 (70.25% to 29.75%). The district will build a new primary school and make improvements to the other existing structures. The decision comes after more than three years of long-range planning, which included a facility study and extensive community feedback.

“We are extremely thankful to the New Glarus community for their input and feedback throughout this process, and for their overwhelming support of this referendum,” New Glarus Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Thayer wrote in a press release. “The new primary school, addition to the high school and other renovations and improvements will provide high quality learning environments for our students and gives us the necessary space we need as we continue to grow.”

New Glarus will break ground likely in the spring or summer of 2022, with the renovated buildings ready by late summer. The new Primary School is expected to be completed by Summer 2023. 

In Lafayette County, Darlington passed its referendum 491-419 (53.9% to 46.0%).

Black Hawk failed in Green County 75-52, and in Lafayette County 484-206. In all, there were 559 “no” votes (68.4%) to 258 “yes” (31.5%).


— Shannon Rabotski and Adam Krebs contributed to this report.

Unofficial election results released by the counties as of April 8, 2021


Green County

Circuit Court Judge

Branch 1

● Faun Marie Phhipson — 4,142

● Jane Bucher — 4,057

Branch 2

● Tom Vale — 6,585


Brodhead

Alderperson

● Write-in 88


Monroe

Alderperson at Large

● Brooke Bauman — 1,429

● Joshua Binger — 1,413

● Write-in 743


Albany

Village President

● Kim A. Blumer — 115

Village Trustee

● Larry W. Nipple — 108

● Michelle Monson — 106

● Eileen Althaus — 105


Belleville

Village President

● Scott Petey Ringgenberg — 48 

● Dale Edward Paul Yurs — 66

Village Trustee

● Gary Ziegler —59

● Christina Shiroma — 69

● Maxine L. Ward — 52

● Debra M. Kazmar — 59


Brooklyn

Village President

● Bri Springer — 39

● Write-in — 52

Village Trustee 

● Carol K. Smith — 29

● Heather A. Kirkpatrick — 32

● Write-in 165


Browntown

Village President

● Jay Noble — 58

Village Trustee

● Richard A. Ranum — 42

● Todd Tullis — 52

● John Colliers — 14

● Mike Schultz — 15


Monticello

Village President

● Andrew Henning — 154

● Leaora Miller — 205

Village Trustee

● Dan Pederson — 235

● Laura Palmer — 137

● Robert Bob LaBarre — 207

● April Fuhr — 142

● Rene Nicholson — 152


New Glarus

Village President

● Roger Truttmann —646  

Village Trustee

● Henry Janisch —435

● Peggy A. Kruse —535

● Michael Ganshert — 316

● Michael J. Bell — 491


Adams Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Dixie Stechschulte — 52

● Dan Holland — 169

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Margo McMicken — 143

● Red Niemeier — 75

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Jim Schneider — 63

● Martin Ostby — 141


Albany Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Abel A. Schultz — 186

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Doug Lawrence — 160

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Scott Roth — 157

Town Clerk

● Dean Houlberg — 167

Town Treasurer

● Grace A. Spangler — 173


Brooklyn Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Kathy Pennington — 217

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Jeffrey McNeely — 230

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Abbigail Kriebs — 210 

Town Clerk

● Chris Gallager — 232 

Town Treasurer

● Russell Cichy — 229


Cadiz Township

Town Board Chairperson

●  Kenneth Goodman — 156

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Lance Fredricks — 141

● Patti Knautz — 108

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Brad Kaster — 116

Scott Grossen — 131

Town Clerk

● Karen Signer — 216

Town Treasurer

● Kathleen Grossen — 235


Clarno Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Traci Signer — 245

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Ron Brandt — 241

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Colin Nack — 232

Town Clerk

● James Rutledge — 254

Town Treasurer

● Jackie Boss — 139

● Carol Maveus — 136


Decatur Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Allen Schneider

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Holly M. Senz — 72

● David Olsen — 173 

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Dusty R. Kubly — 196


Exeter Township 

Town Board Chairperson

● Ted Fahey — 406 

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Mark Gundlach — 427

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Kent Brauer — 399


Jefferson Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Harvey Mandel — 185

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Kurt Jordan — 213

Town Board Supervisor 2

 ● Rick Nusbaum — 193

Town Clerk/Treasurer

● Amy McCullough — 225


Jordan Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Laura Meinert — 138

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Jeffrey R. Falk — 134

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Tom Rossin — 139

Town Clerk

●  Billie. J. Reynolds — 153

Town Treasurer

● Doris Bechtolt — 148


Monroe Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Duane Zimmerman — 176

● Nick Hartwig — 125

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Chad Spotts — 273

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Mike Lambert — 274

Town Clerk /Treasurer

● Peggy Murphy — 292


Mt. Pleasant Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Ken Christen — 149

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Bryon Feller — 148

Town Board Supervisor 2

● James Marty — 148


New Glarus Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Chris Narveson — 380

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Matt Streiff — 394

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Troy Pauli — 374


Spring Grove Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Patrick Faessler — 103

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Lawrence Rick Harding — 97

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Todd Lengel — 102

Town Clerk

● Debra Cline — 115

Town Treasurer 

● Patricia Reckamp — 113


Sylvester Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Anna Anderson — 161

● Ryan Schutte — 157

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Mike Witt — 175

● Lori Stern — 133

Town Board Supervisor 2

● David Schenk —243


Washington  Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Nannette Hilliard — 185

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Eldon Grossen — 173

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Chad Cassidy — 176

Town Clerk

● Kimber Blum — 175

Town Treasurer

● Martha Ladwig — 172


York Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Daniel J. Truttman — 253

Town Board Supervisor 1

● April C. Prusia — 239

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Arlo Paust — 86

● Travis Leonary — 188


School Board Members

Albany

● Sherri K. Seitz — 351

● Adam Roy Kopp — 326

● Write-in 33

Argyle

● Michelle Godfrey — 160

● Jonathan Stoeger — 121

● John M. Leigh — 127 

Belleville

● William R. Monroe — 296

● Trevor Johann — 321

● Tierney Keyes — 294

● Wendy Ann Gahey — 285

Black Hawk

● Alicia Sigafus — 74

● Kerry Holland — 75

●  Jason Figi — 88

Brodhead

● Don Buchanan — 401

● Michael Krupke — 534

Evansville

● Mason Braunschweig — 8

● Kathi Swanson — 17

● Ellyn Paul — 17

● Shana Cook — 13

Juda

● Erik Makos — 170

● Dennis Pfingseten — 178

● Suzanne Trotter — 167

Monroe

● Teresa Keehm — 2,222

● Teri Ellefson — 2,659

● Write-in — 324

Monticello

● Erica Appel — 555

● Tyler Smith — 457

● Michael Aquino — 522

New Glarus

● Peter Johnson — 589

● Cari Ann Muggenburg — 644

● Travis Zimmerman —940

● Will Oemichen — 482

Oregon Area I

● Joshua King — 106

● Mary A. Lokuta — 81

Oregon Area III

● Troy J. Pankratz — 88 

● Aaron Heisler — 95

Pecatonica

● Jill Gaskell — 111

● Shona Allen — 77


Referendums

Village of Browntown

● Yes — 49

● No — 20

Black Hawk School District

● Yes —52

● No — 75

New Glarus School District

● Yes — 1,046

● No — 443

Monroe School District

● Yes 2,530

● No — 1,009


Lafayette County Results

Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge

● Duane M. Jorgenson — 2,851


Cuba City

Alderperson District 3

● Nathan M. Moris — 18


Darlington

Alderperson District 1

● Cynthia Corley — 86

Alderperson District 2

● David Roelli — 130

Alderperson District 3 

● Erin L. Gallagher — 62

● John A. Sonsalla — 47


Shullsburg

Alderperson at Large

● Verne Jackson — 195

● Jason Weiskircher — 140

● Amy Charles — 207

● Duane E. Wedige — 105

● Patrick J. Heim — 146

● Cheryl Mulcahy — 237

● Gloria K. Swenson — 153


Argyle

Village Trustee

● Charlie Tregembo — 77

● Tim Olmstead — 90

● Halie Helfvogt — 85


Belmont

Village President

● Brad Bockhop — 160

Village Trustee

● Sharon Buss — 80

● Kay Austin —148

● Derek Riechers

● Jason Brecker — 116


Benton

Village President

● Gary McCrea — 137

Village Trustee 

● Cal Robbins — 99

● Ken Farrey — 137

● Jill Knight — 135


Blanchardville

Village President

● Nicholas Crooks — 101

Village Trustee

● Trisha Wahl — 96

● Mark Wahl — 106


Gratiot

Village President

● Gary Signer — 58

Village Trustee

● Kara Stietz — 56


Hazel Green

Village President

● David Jegerlehner — 5

Village Trustee 

● Bill Wiegman — 2

● Francis Temperly — 5

● Mark S. Redfearn — 5

● Josh Kearney — 3


South Wayne

Village President

● Dale C. Carolman — 101

Village Trustee

● Allen Melland — 86

● Mindy Stauffacher — 94


Argyle Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Larry D. Flannery — 62

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Terry Hawkinson — 67

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Jeff Johnson — 67

Town Clerk

● Adrianna Gale — 68

Town Treasurer

● Lil DeMario — 69


Belmont Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Peter Bonin — 114

Town Board supervisor

● George A. Scharzmann — 44

● Brian Buchs — 75

● Lucas Clayton — 76

● Tom Haisma — 35

Town Clerk

● Julie McGuire — 115

Town Treasurer

● Penny D. DeBuhr — 116


Benton Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Donald P. Simon — 54

Town Board Supervisor

● Ronald R. Wallenhorst — 52

● Larry A. Redfearn — 50

Town Clerk

● Margaret A. Langkamp — 57

Town Treasurer

● Dianne M. Simon — 54


Blanchard Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Jed Grant — 56

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Barbara Geissbuhler — 61

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Judy Gosse — 53

Town Clerk

● Lisa Sikora — 63

Town Treasurer

● Emily Webster — 63


Darlington Township

Town Board Chairperson

● John Reichling — 172

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Dave Ohnstad — 161

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Robert Gabel — 178

Town Clerk 

● Tom Jean — 179

Town Treasurer

● Rose Leu — 184


Elk Grove Township

Town Board Chairperson 

● Jeff Christensen — 57

Town Board Supervisor

● Rick Althaus — 49

● Duanne Klein — 59

Town Clerk 

● Sarah R. Daugherty — 61

Town Treasurer 

● Renee Geyer — 56


Fayette Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Bob Hermanson — 81

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Duke Ruf — 83

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Travis Lewin — 88

Town Clerk

● Jean VanMatre — 88

Town Treasurer

● Linda Burke — 32

● Kari Ruf — 60


Gratiot Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Chuck Herbst — 158

Town Board Supervisor

● Gene Komprood — 137

● Tim Balbach — 118

Town Clerk / Treasurer

● Phillip Carroll — 153 


Kendall Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Mark Rehmstedt — 75

Town Board Supervisor 

● Reggie Kramps — 54

● Bernice Flogel — 48


Lamont Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Jack Larson — 84

Town Board Supervisor

● Chris Andrews — 56

● Robin Berg — 26

● Steve Fleming — 44

● Jason A. Schuetz — 42

Town Clerk

● Lori Douglas — 84

Town Treasurer 

● Kory L. Douglas — 84


Monticello Township

Town Board Chairperson

 ● Arthur Finnigan — 37

Town Board Supervisor

● Danielle Steger — 35

● Richard E. Gill — 32

Town Clerk / Treasurer 

● Theresa Burgess — 36


New Diggings Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Eric W. Mowry — 64

Town Board Supervisor

● Aaron J. Wiegel — 39

● Jeff Thumser — 38

● Stephen Copeland — 37

Town Clerk

● Ronda R. Pedley — 65

Town Treasurer

● Jayde Reilly — 63


Seymour Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Tim McComish — 41

Town Board Supervisor

● Tim Burgess — 40

● John W. Gleason — 37

Town Clerk

● Bill Eaton — 41 

Town Treasurer

● Mary K. Bahr — 40


Shullsburg Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Ted Wiegel — 44

Town Board Supervisor 

● Kiel Martin — 34

● Dirk Milestone — 40

Town Clerk

● Elaine Wiegel — 44

Town Treasurer

● Richard McCauley — 45


Wayne Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Louis Schultz — 136

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Edward Hagen — 142

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Tadd Meier — 141

Town Treasurer

● Marne K. Bechtolt — 150


White Oak Springs Township

Town Board Chairperson

● Neal Redington — 25

Town Supervisor 1

● Kyle Redington — 25

Town Supervisor 2

● Jeremiah Diedrich — 26

Town Clerk 

● Becky Upmann — 26

Town Treasurer

● Janelle Schumacher — 25


Willow Springs Township

Town Board Chairperson

● James P. Acherman — 92

Town Board Supervisor 1

● Dan Rielly — 95

Town Board Supervisor 2

● Andy Schilling — 88

Town Clerk 

● Virginia Burcbach — 99

Town Treasurer

● January Meylor — 94


Wiota Township

Town Board Chairperson 

● Joseph C. Bendorf (write-in) — 129

● Nancy Fisker — 124

Town Board Supervisor

● Stephen Tuescher — 130

● Mike S. Bergey — 153

● John Fox — 168

Town Clerk

● Vickie Pratt — 242

Town Treasurer

● Paul A. Johnson — 248


School Board Members

Argyle 

● John M. Leigh — 157

● Jonathan Stoeger — 157

● Michelle Godfrey — 166

Belmont

● Lauren Runde (write-in) — 119

● Laura R. Bahr — 321

Benton

● Brian M. Korleski — 208

● Angela Teasdale Davis — 216

● Amanda M. Williams — 208

Pecatonica

● Shona Allen — 144

● Jill Gaskell — 165

Cuba City

● Sarah L. White — 59

● Gary Andrews — 61

● Don Schroeder — 62

● Dan Hedly Bowden — 61

Darlington

● Stacy Gratz — 644

● Katie J. Ellefson — 433

● Rick Fink — 621

● Aaron Wolfe — 678

Southwestern Wisconsin Community School District Area 1

● Larry Grant — 5

Southwestern Wisconsin Community school District Area 3

● Michael D. Allen (write-in) — 1

● Storey L. Dreessens — 4

Platteville 

● Katrina Hecimovic — 8

● Jessica Brogley — 19

● Colleen A. McCabe — 19

● Jen Kasper — 17

● Vikki Peterson — 11

Shullsburg

● Kiel Martin — 225

● Peggy Steger — 293

● Amber Russell — 304

● Lee A. Gill — 327

Mineral Point

● Robert Janetka (write-in) — 2

● Justin Skelding — 18

● Aaron A. Dunn — 21


Referendums

Benton School District

● Yes — 197

● No — 44

Darlington Community School District

● Yes — 491

● No — 419