MONROE — Several area municipalities will see a change in leadership following the spring election held Tuesday, April 1, 2025. All results are unofficial pending certification over the next week or so.
In Monroe, seven candidates vied for four open seats on the city council. The top vote-getters were Dylan McGuire (1,827), Tom Miller (1,746), Corrine Wartenweiler (1,524) and Craig Franke (1,219), who finished narrowly ahead of Debra Krattiger (1,216) and Christopher Vestin (1,213). Isabelle Motte tallied 1,003 votes. In all, 9,748 ballots were cast in the city of Monroe.
Monroe’s school district had three open spots on the school board. With nearly 6,000 votes cast, Mike Davis (2,651), Nicole Josephs (2,551) and Steve Mayer (2,353) came out on top. The other candidates in the tight race included the only incumbent running for re-election, Dylan McGuire (2,193), as well as Caleb Ahrens (1,955) and Nick Baker (1,807).
Multiple school districts held referendums this spring as well. Belleville, New Glarus and Brodhead passed their operating referendums, while Black Hawk’s came up about 19% shy.
In other local contested races:
● James Scheider and Martin Ostby were picked by Adams Township for Green County Supervisors 1 and 2.
● Daniel D Crandall was elected as Adams Township Clerk.
● Rick Nusbaum was picked Jefferson Town Board Chairperson by a dozen votes.
● Nathan Weber edged Jerad R K Norton in the Jefferson Town Board Supervisor 2 race by just four votes.
● Taylor M. Pfeuti was tabbed Mount Pleasant Town Board Supervisor 2.
● Chris Narveson was elected New Glarus Town Board Chairperson.
● Patrick Faessler won the Spring Grove Town Board Chairperson race.
● Matt Mordhorst and Rick Austin will be the Spring Grove Town Board Supervisors 1 and 2.
● Anna Anderson will serve as the Sylvester Town Board Chairperson.
● Glenn Burgy defeated Calvin Wasserstrass by just six votes in the Washington Town Board Supervisor 1 campaign.
● Steven Krebs was voted in as Washington Town Clerk.
● Albany Village Trustee had to pick three of four candidates, with Paul C Rhyner, Michelle Monson and Bert Hefty finishing with the highest vote counts.
● Belleville Village Trustee had three open positions, which will be filled by Debbie Bongard, Shelli Eichelkraut and Debra M Kazmar.
● Monticello Village Trustee also had three open seats. Dennis Holcomb, Dale Atkinson and Dawn Pederson were elected by voters
● Juda School Board had two open positions, which will be filled by Kendra Sullivan and Eric Munz.
A shift to the left
Green County had a total turnout of 66.9% of registered voters, which is a high number for a midterm election, let alone a presidential one.
“Smooth day with a really great turnout for a spring election,” said Green County Clerk Arianna Voegeli. “All results were in within 2 hours of polls closing.”
Every county in Wisconsin shifted to left in political direction this spring, according to Ben Wikler, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairperson — something that could be seen as a rebuke of the policies and direction of the country until President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, and the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“According to NYT the county shifted 16 points to the left,” Voegeli said of Green County.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said that the state “felt the weight of America — and, frankly, the world — on its shoulders in this election.” He said that in the state’s history, this was possibly the most significant election due to its contentiousness, divisiveness and overall expense.”
In statewide races, it was victory for Susan Crawford in the supreme court race. Crawford led former AG Brad Schimel by 10% with 99% of the votes counted as of April 3. Crawford had 1,301,128 votes to Schimel’s 1,063,244. Crawford, the liberal-backed candidate, won Green County 57%-43%, while Lafayette County pulled for the Trump-backed candidate 51.3% to 48.6%.
In 2015, the state of Wisconsin approved unlimited political spending, though there is a cap set at just $20,000 per individual. However, there is no cap for donations to a political party, nor how much that party can spend.
This year’s state supreme court race had nearly $100 million invested into it — a record that is likely to get broken again and again. Wisconsin has a supreme court race scheduled for every year until 2030. Musk’s political action committees spent about $15 million in this spring’s state supreme court race, with himself personally donating $3 million. His $18 million combined were more than double the top 18 Democratic donors combined — which includes a paltry $2 million (by comparison) from billionaire Wall Street investor and Democratic megadonor George Soros.
“I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won,” Crawford said in her victory speech, alluding to Musk, who is worth an estimated $450 billion.
Schimel was gracious in his concession speech. “You’ve got to accept the results,” he said, disagreeing with an election watch party guest who suggested Crawford and Democrats cheated.
He told the crowd he called Judge Crawford and personally conceded the race. Then he thanked his supporters before returning to playing guitar on stage.
“God bless the State of Wisconsin. God bless America. We will rise again. We’ll get up to fight another day, but this wasn’t our day,” Schimel said.
In the state superintendent race, it appears incumbent Jill Underly of the Blanchardville area defeated challenger Brittany Kinser. Underly led 52.9% to 47.1%, or 1,148,451 votes to 1,022,350 votes. In Green County, Underly grabbed just over 57.3% of the vote to Kinser’s 42.6%. Underly also fared better than Kinser in Lafayette County, 52.1% to 47.8%.
“Over the past four years, we’ve made significant strides,” Underly said in her victory speech. “We’ve seen our graduation rates reach the highest in state history, and our schools climb to be ranked sixth in the nation by U.S. News and World Report — up from 14th in 2020. We’ve implemented higher standards for math and science, expanded career and technical education, and passed a new bipartisan literacy law to ensure our students are better prepared for the future.
“But our work is far from over. We face challenges ahead, including navigating the uncertainties brought by changes at the federal level.”
The state-wide voter ID amendment question, which takes the already-voter ID law in the books and puts it in the state constitution, passed convincingly, 62.8% to 37.2%.
Election Results
April 1, 2025
* Multi-county election
Adams Town Board Supervisor 1
Dixie Stechschulte 93
James Scheider 164
Adams Town Board Supervisor 2
Martin Ostby 162
Peter G Herman 94
Adams Township Clerk:
Daniel D. Crandall 168
Dixie Stechschulte 89
Adams Town Board Chairperson
Daniel M Holland 152
Emily Harris 112
Adams Town Treasurer
Karen Orsinger 218
Albany Town Board Chairperson
Abel Schultz 416
Albany Town Board Supervisor 1
Doug Lawrence 394
Albany Town Board Supervisor 2
Scott Roth 394
Albany Town Treasurer
Amber Krupke 410
Brooklyn Town Board Chairperson
Kathy Pennington 473
Brooklyn Town Board Supervisor 1
Jeffrey McNeely 491
Brooklyn Town Board Supervisor 2
Joel Schriever 464
Brooklyn Town Clerk
Chris Gallagher 510
Brooklyn Town Treasurer
Patricia Binger 459
Cadiz Town Board Chairperson
Jason Figi 275
Cadiz Town Board Supervisor 1
Lance Fredricks 253
Cadiz Town Board Supervisor 2
Scott Grossen 267
Cadiz Town Clerk
Karen Signer 275
Cadiz Town Treasurer
Kathleen Grossen 286
Clarno Town Board Chairperson
Tracy Signer 425
Clarno Town Board Supervisor 1
Collin Nack 402
Clarno Town Board Supervisor 2
Joshua Schenk 399
Clarno Town Clerk
Jacqueline Boss 432
Clarno Town Treasurer
James Rutledge 443
Decatur Town Board Chairperson
Allen Schneider 635
Decatur Town Board Supervisor 1
David Olsen 654
Decatur Town Board Supervisor 2
Matt Meichtry 640
Exeter Town Board Chairperson
Ted Fahey 875
Exeter Town Board Supervisor 1
Mark Gundlach 914
Exeter Town Board Supervisor 2
Kent Brauer 846
Jefferson Town Board Chairperson
Douglas S Mayer 230
Rick Nusbaum 242
Jefferson Town Board Supervisor 1
Kurt Jordan 434
Jefferson Town Board Supervisor 2
Jerad R K Norton 215
Nathan Weber 219
Jefferson Town Clerk/Treasurer
Amy McCullough 470
Jordan Town Board Chairperson
Lauren Meinert 211
Jordan Town Board Supervisor 1
Jeffrey R Falk 209
Jordan Town Board Supervisor 2
Tom Rossing 207
Jordan Town Clerk
Billie J Reynolds 235
Jordan Town Treasurer
Doris A Bechtolt 232
Monroe Town Board Chairperson
Duane Zimmerman 468
Monroe Town Board Supervisor 1
Chad Spotts 448
Monroe Town Board Supervisor 2
Mike Lambert 441
Monroe Town Clerk
Peggy Murphy 456
Monroe Town Treasurer
Alicia Kubly 447
Mount Pleasant Town Board Chairperson
Kenneth Christen 235
Mount Pleasant Town Board Supervisor 1
Bryon Feller 238
Mount Pleasant Town Board Supervisor 2
Taylor M. Pfeuti 153
Ronald Koci 109
New Glarus Town Board Chairperson
Chris Narveson 401
Rob Ready 351
New Glarus Town Board Supervisor 1
Matt Streiff 628
New Glarus Town Board Supervisor 2
Troy Pauli 586
Spring Grove Town Board Chairperson
Patrick Faessler 286
Steve Goecks 162
Spring Grove Town Board Supervisor 1
Matt Mordhorst 276
Todd Lengel 165
Spring Grove Town Board Supervisor 2
Rick Austin 236
Rick Harding 196
Spring Grove Town Treasurer
Patricia Reckamp 405
Sylvester Town Board Chairperson
Anna Anderson 313
Julie Williams 169
Sylvester Town Board Supervisor 1
Terry Reed 384
Sylvester Town Board Supervisor 2
Dale Howarth 386
Washington Town Board Chairperson
Nannette Hilliard 315
Washington Town Board Supervisor 1
Glenn Burgy 168
Calvin Wasserstrass 162
Washington Town Board Supervisor 2
Chad Cassidy 292
Washington Town Clerk
Steven Krebs 209
Nikkoleen Bongard 101
Washington Town Treasurer
Brenda Zweifel 307
York Town Board Chairperson
Dan Truttmann 402
York Town Board Supervisor 1
Travis Leonard 400
York Town Board Supervisor 2
Aaron Gifford 387
Albany Village President
Kim A Blumer 293
Albany Village Trustee (3)
Paul C Rhyner 205
Michelle Monson 203
Bert Hefty 171
Brooke Helley 159
Belleville Village President
Mike Zirbes 177
Belleville Village Trustee (3)
Debbie Bongard 139
Shelli Eichelkraut 121
Debra M Kazmar 85
Gary Ziegler 82
Geoff Wilbourn 75
Brooklyn Village President
Michael Brusberg 123
Brooklyn Village Trustee (3)
Jacob Bachim
Unresolved Write-Ins 20
Browntown Village President
Jay Noble 61
Browntown Village Trustee (2)
Richard Ranum 60
Todd Tullis 57
Monticello Village President
Aaron Bittner 372
Monticello Village Trustee (3)
Dennis Holcomb 330
Dale Atkinson 288
Dawn Pederson 277
Robert LaBarre 197
New Glarus Village President
Roger J Truttmann 855
New Glarus Village Trustee (3)
Peggy A Kruse 699
Larry Stuessy 679
Bekah Stauffacher 676
Brodhead Alderperson, At Large (3)
Emily Sauer 564
Nicholas J Burkhalter 519
Zach Woodford 519
Monroe Alderperson, At Large (4)
Dylan McGuire 1,827
Tom D Miller 1,746
Corrine Wartenweiler 1,524
Craig H Franke 1,219
Debra Krattiger 1,216
Christopher Vestin 1,213
Isabelle Motte 1,003
Albany School Board Member (3)
Amy Hollis 835
Sherry Gertsch 788
Justin Monson 756
Argyle School Board Member (2)
Nicole Meinert 181
Kevin Slater 168
Belleville School Board Member (3)
Marian Viney 873
Beth Yurs 775
Steven D Elliot 726
Black Hawk School Board Member (2)
Jim Baumgartner 100
Dee Paulson 85
Brodhead School Board Member (2)
Allen Schneider 1,290
Paul Donovan 1,166
*Evansville Community School Board Member (3)
Ryan Jayne 30
Hope Ballentine 29
Samuel Worple 26
Melissa Hammann 22
Juda School Board Member (2)
Kendra Sullivan 388
Eric Munz 248
Courtney Martins 226
Monroe School Board Member (3)
Michael Davis 2,651
Nicole Josephs 2,551
Stephen Mayer 2,353
Dylan McGuire 2,193
Caleb Ahrens 1,955
Nicholas Baker 1,807
Monticello School Board Member (2)
Randall Smith 733
Kent Pilz 676
New Glarus School Board Member (2)
Bill Oemichen 1,477
Ron Roesslein 1,368
*Oregon School Board Member - Area 1
Matt Ledbetter 131
Nathan Hensal 128
*Oregon School Board Member - Area 2
Leslie Wright 243
*Pecatonica Area School Board Member (2)
Kevin Jayne 256
Trevor R. Doescher 256
*Belleville School Referendum
Yes 802
No 599
*Black Hawk School Referendum
Yes 83
No 69
*Brodhead School Referendum
Yes 1,053
No 1,004
*New Glarus School Referendum
Yes 1,408
No 931
State-wide Races
State Supreme Court:
Susan Crawford 9,340
Brad Schimel 6,662
State Superintendent:
Jill Underly 8,562
Brittany Kinser 6,251
Court of Appeals Judge District 4:
Jennifer Nashold 10,990
Circuit Court Judge, Branch 2:
Jane Bucher 11,315
State Referendum Q1 - Photographic identification for voting
Yes 9,509
No 6,073
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*Cuba City Alderperson District 3
Nathan M. Moris 104
Darlington Alderperson District 1
Cynthia Corley 161
Darlington Alderperson District 2
David Roelli 196
Darlington Alderperson District 3
John Sonsalla 150
Shullsburg Alderperson At Large
Cheryl Mulcahy 314
Daniel Morrissey 312
Argyle Village Trustee
Halie Helfvogt 186
Dustin King 177
Ismael Hinojosa 171
Belmont Village President
Brandon Masbruch 277
Belmont Village Trustee
John Hentrich 259
Kay Austin 251
Derek J. Riechers 250
Benton Village President
Ken Farrey 280
Benton Village Trustee
Jill V. Knight 228
Joe Slater 196
Scott Cruse 195
Roger H. Kern 145
Blanchardville Village President
Lanny Gilbertson 145
Denis L. Olson 96
Blanchardville Village Trustee
Brian Nutter 175
Zachary Wiest 167
Kelly Wyttenbach 160
Gratiot Village President
Dick Herbst 81
Gratiot Village Trustee
Kara Stietz 77
*Hazel Green Village President
Tiffany Brandt 10
Hazel Green Village Trustee
Scot Leifker 9
Francis Temperly 9
Adam Fleege 9
Bill Wiegman 3
South Wayne Village President
Debra J. Meythaler-Neff 119
South Wayne Village Trustee
Toby Hagen 102
Tim Neff 74
Kevin Donar 71
Argyle Town Board Chairperson
Terry Hawkinson 168
Argyle Town Board Supervisor 1
Darin Erickson 170
Argyle Town Board Supervisor 2
Daniel W. Hicks 169
Argyle Town Clerk
Tami Isely 179
Argyle Town Treasurer
Lil DeMario 178
Belmont Town Board Chairperson
Peter Bonin 211
Belmont Town Board Supervisor
Lucas Clayton 195
Tom Haisma 160
Belmont Town Clerk
Juli McGuire 211
Belmont Town Treasurer
Penny D. DeBuhr 204
Benton Town Board Chairperson
Larry Redfearn 200
Benton Town Board Supervisor
Ronald Wallenhorst 183
Rooster Wallenhorst 167
Benton Town Clerk
Gina Xander 180
Benton Town Treasurer
Lou Langkamp 201
Blanchard Town Board Chairperson
Jed Gant 121
Blanchard Town Board Supervisor 1
Dan Schutte 93
Blanchard Town Board Supervisor 2
Tim Hanson 108
Blanchard Town Clerk
Lisa Sikora 129
Blanchard Town Treasurer
Emily Webster 123
Darlington Town Board Chairperson
John Reichling 288
Darlington Town Board Supervisor 1
Dave Ohnstad 277
Darlington Town Board Supervisor 2
Robert Gabel 283
Darlington Town Clerk
Tom Jean 300
Darlington Town Treasurer
Rose Leu 296
Elk Grove Town Board Chairperson
Jeff Christensen 143
Elk Grove Town Board Supervisor
Duane Klein 137
Richard Althaus Jr. 119
Elk Grove Town Clerk
Jennifer Jacobson 144
Elk Grove Town Treasurer
Jeffry B. Simmons 145
Fayette Town Board Chairperson
Bob Hermanson 130
Fayette Town Board Supervisor 1
Duke Ruf 132
Fayette Town Board Supervisor 2
Travis Lewin 132
Fayette Town Clerk
Stuart Soper 117
Fayette Town Treasurer
Kari Ruf-Lamont 134
Gratiot Town Board Chairperson
Chuck Herbst 183
Gratiot Town Board Supervisor
Gene Komprood 178
Tim Balbach 149
Gratiot Town Clerk/Treasurer
Phillip Carroll 187
Kendall Town Board Chairperson
Mark Rehmstedt 98
Kendall Town Board Supervisor
Gary Tibbits 90
Reggie Kamps 70
Lamont Town Board Chairperson
Chris Andrews 99
Lamont Town Board Supervisor
Steven J. Fleming 92
Jason A. Schuetz 88
Lamont Town Clerk
Lori J. Douglas 99
Lamont Town Treasurer
Kory L. Douglas 99
Monticello Town Board Chairperson
Richard E. Gill 52
Danielle Steger 43
Monticello Town Clerk/Treasurer
Theresa Burgess 53
New Diggins Town Board Chairperson
Eric W. Mowry 183
New Diggings Town Board Supervisor
Jeff Thumser 147
Aaron Wiegel 143
New Diggins Town Clerk
Ronda R. Pedley 183
New Diggins Town Treasurer
Kathryn Chase 173
Seymour Town Board Chairperson
Tim McComish 107
Seymour Town Board Supervisor
Tim Burgess 102
John W. Gleason 100
Seymour Town Clerk
Bill Eaton 109
Seymour Town Treasurer
Mary K. Bahr 110
Shullsburg Town Board Chairperson
Ted Wiegel 124
Shullsburg Town Board Supervisor
Chad Teasdale 112
Nick Doyle 104
Shullsburg Town Clerk
Elaine A. Wiegel 126
Shullsburg Town Treasurer
Max Blackbourn 126
Wayne Town Board Chairperson
Louis Schultz 142
Wayne Town Board Supervisor 1
Edward Hagen 150
Wayne Town Board Supervisor 2
Tadd Meier 146
Wayne Town Treasurer
Marne Bechtolt 160
White Oak Springs Town Board Chairperson
Neal Redington 46
White Oak Springs Town Board Supervisor 1
Kyle Redington 44
White Oak Springs Town Board Supervisor 2
Jeremiah Diedrich 48
White Oak Springs Town Clerk
Becky Upmann 49
White Oak Springs Town Treasurer
Danica Diedrich 47
Willow Springs Town Board Chairperson
Andy Schilling 274
Willow Springs Town Board Supervisor 1
Dan Rielly 160
Bailey L. McGuire 150
Willow Springs Town Board Supervisor 2
Tyrel Douglas 271
Willow Springs Town Clerk
LuAnn Kay Donahoe 168
Brandi Ruf Wepking 134
Willow Springs Town Treasurer
January J. Meylor 288
Wiota Town Board Chairperson
Gary M. Benson 249
Bruce Ruegsegger 135
Wiota Town Board Supervisor
Ryan Rygh 244
Mike S. Berget 204
Steven D. Monson 188
Wiota Town Clerk
Donna Paige 335
Wiota Town Treasurer
Paul A. Johnson 354
*Argyle School District School Board Member
Nicole Meinert 378
Kevin Slater 372
*Belmont Community School District School Board Member
Todd Palzkill 560
Jamie Heinrichs 545
* Benton School District School Board Member
Ryan Kern 452
Paul Klang 396
Joseph E. Lukaszewski 362
*Pecatonica Area School District School Board Member
Trevor R. Doescher 316
Kevin Jayne 289
*Cuba City School District School Board Member
Joe Schweigert 257
Julie Johll 256
Gary Andrews 229
Darlington Community School District School Board Member
Jason King 1,159
Bob Hermanson 1,119
Matt Crist 1,093
*Black Hawk School District School Board Member
Jim Baumgartner 638
Dee Paulson 573
*Southwestern Wisconsin Community School District School Board Member - Area 1
Sara Bechen 12
Jordan Pergande 10
*Southwestern Wisconsin Community School District School Board Member - Area 2
Trista Richard 23
*Platteville School District School Board Member
Todd Kasper 50
Jill Wiederholt 49
Dave Hottenstein 44
Kecia King 34
Ben Grossman 32
Betsy Ralph-Tollefson 31
Shullsburg School District School Board Member
Casey Fennell 588
Matt McLennan 492
* Mineral Point Unified School District School Board Member
Will Harris 41
Christie Johnston 36
Alan Schrank 36
*Black Hawk School District Exceed Revenue Limit Referendum
No 522
Yes 322
Shullsburg School District Exceed Revenue Limit Referendum
No 373
Yes 351
*Cuba City School District Exceed the Revenue Limit Referendum
Yes 178
No 144
State-wide Races
State Supreme Court:
Susan Crawford 2,900
Brad Schimel 3,064
State Superintendent:
Jill Underly 2,927
Brittany Kinser 2,688
Court of Appeals Judge District 4:
Jennifer Nashold 4,415
Circuit Court Judge:
Jenna Gill 5,172
State Referendum Q1 - Photographic identification for voting
Yes 4,108
No 1,728
