MONROE - David C. Riese and Sara E. Conway will face off in the April 5 general election for the city's Ward 6 seat.
In a three-way run-off Tuesday, Riese walked away with 44 percent of the votes, while Conway took 36 percent. Darlene Kennison finished with 20 percent.
Conway was present at city hall at the close of the poll.
"I'm excited to get to move on in the process," she said. "I hope voters get out and vote in April."
Riese also said he was eager to move on to the general election.
"I'm honored the voters have chosen to put me on the ballot," he said in a phone interview Tuesday night.
Only 94 of the ward's 458 registered voters, about 20 percent, cast ballots for the candidates seeking the vacated seat.
Riese received 41 votes, while Conway got 34 votes, and Kennison got 19 votes.
The Ward 6 alderperson position had been held for the past 17 years by Keith Ingwell, who stepped down Jan. 4 to pursue personal retirement plans. The common council voted Jan. 18 not to have the seat filled by appointment, and voted for the candidates to have a run-off.
Both Conway and Riese in their campaigns are targeting business and job growth through government and organizations input.
Experience spells out a major difference between the two candidates.
Conway, a Green County Sheriff's Department deputy and jailer, sees benefit in her lack of experience with no pre-determined views of what city government should be.
"I based my decisions on numerous things - listening to my neighbors and others within my community expressing their views, and thinking to myself that I have the opportunity to voice these concerns and make a difference," she said.
Riese is a retired physician and has served on several boards and commissions involved in the city's historic business district. He has also served in leadership positions on several professional medical associations.
Both types of experiences, he said, qualify him for the alderman position.
"My professional training taught me to gather and analyze the facts before making a decision," he said.
In a three-way run-off Tuesday, Riese walked away with 44 percent of the votes, while Conway took 36 percent. Darlene Kennison finished with 20 percent.
Conway was present at city hall at the close of the poll.
"I'm excited to get to move on in the process," she said. "I hope voters get out and vote in April."
Riese also said he was eager to move on to the general election.
"I'm honored the voters have chosen to put me on the ballot," he said in a phone interview Tuesday night.
Only 94 of the ward's 458 registered voters, about 20 percent, cast ballots for the candidates seeking the vacated seat.
Riese received 41 votes, while Conway got 34 votes, and Kennison got 19 votes.
The Ward 6 alderperson position had been held for the past 17 years by Keith Ingwell, who stepped down Jan. 4 to pursue personal retirement plans. The common council voted Jan. 18 not to have the seat filled by appointment, and voted for the candidates to have a run-off.
Both Conway and Riese in their campaigns are targeting business and job growth through government and organizations input.
Experience spells out a major difference between the two candidates.
Conway, a Green County Sheriff's Department deputy and jailer, sees benefit in her lack of experience with no pre-determined views of what city government should be.
"I based my decisions on numerous things - listening to my neighbors and others within my community expressing their views, and thinking to myself that I have the opportunity to voice these concerns and make a difference," she said.
Riese is a retired physician and has served on several boards and commissions involved in the city's historic business district. He has also served in leadership positions on several professional medical associations.
Both types of experiences, he said, qualify him for the alderman position.
"My professional training taught me to gather and analyze the facts before making a decision," he said.