Leader Staff
Several contested races around the county will be decided Tuesday, along with several referenda and a statewide judicial contest.
Incumbents in most communities, including the city of Shawano, are running unopposed in Tuesday’s spring election.
Voters in the village of Bonduel will choose between two candidates to determine who will fill the president’s seat for the next two years.
Trustee Sharon Wussow and past president Grant Staszak are both vying for the seat. Incumbent Melvin Wendland was defeated in the primary.
In the town of Hartland, incumbent Chairman Robert Woldt Sr. is facing a challenge from Peter Schmidt.
Hartland Town Clerk Marlin Noffke is also facing a challenge from Susan Krull.
The incumbent town clerk in Seneca, Kiley Pingel, is facing competition from R. Raymond Rigsby.
Also in Seneca, Harvey Stefl and Chuck Zimdars are competing for an open supervisor’s seat.
In the town of Angelica, three candidates are running for two supervisor seats. Incumbents Wilbert Lewis and Greg Van Asten are on the ballot, along with challenger Elmer Kraning.
In Bowler, incumbent Colleen Cortright is being challenged by Kerry Breitrick for village treasurer.
In Menominee County, James Lowery and Annmarie Johnson are both running for the Ward 5 seat.
In the Gresham School District, there are races for two at-large seats on the Gresham School Board. Candidates are Jeremy Bennett, David Boucher, Grace Schwefel and Andy Schmidt.
Statewide races include a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is being challenged by James Daley, a Rock County circuit judge, and a constitutional amendment that decides how the state Supreme Court’s chief justice is chosen, whether by seniority or selection by their peers.
Voters will also be asked whether Northeast Wisconsin Technical College should borrow up to $66.5 million for capital projects that include constructing new buildings and facilities and upgrading, remodeling, and improving existing buildings.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.