A General Election was held Tuesday, April 5, for several governmental bodies in Portage County as well as a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Voters also had a chance to weigh in on the presidential primary race by casting a vote for their presidential preference.

The results are as follows:

Presidential preference

In the presidential primary on the Democrat side, Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton with 47 delegate votes (56.5 percent), while Clinton received 36 delegate votes (43.2 percent). Martin O’Malley received 0.2 percent of the public votes, and didn’t earn any delegate votes.

In Portage County, Bernie Sanders received 9,348 votes, or 64.7 percent of the voters who identified as Democrats, while Clinton received 5,036, or 34.9 percent.

On the Republican side, Ted Cruz beat Donald Trump with 48.2 percent of the delegate vote. Trump received 35.1 percent. John Kasich received 14.1 percent of the public vote and Marco Rubio received 1 percent.

Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Jim Gilmore, Chris Christie, Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich and Jeb Bush did not receive any delegate votes.

Portage County voters who identified themselves as Republican cast 5,866 votes for Cruz (42.2. percent), 5,112 votes for Trump (40.2 percent) and 1,361 votes for Kasich (10.7 percent).

Judicial

A primary election was held in February for both the Portage County Circuit Court Branch 2 and the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. Candidates on the ballot for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday were newly appointed Justice Rebecca Bradley and Appeals Judge Joanne Kloppenburg.

Bradley won with 993,538 votes (52.5 percent), while Kloppenburg received 898,590 votes (47.5 percent).

In Portage County, Kloppenburg received 13,173 votes and Bradley received 11,810.

Candidates for Portage County Circuit Court Branch 2 were recently appointed Judge Robert Shannon and Clerk of Courts Trish Baker.

Shannon won the seat with 12,537 votes while Baker received 10,505.

Current Joint Municipal Court Judge Michael McKenna was running unopposed for his position and received 8,119 votes.

Also up for election was the position of Court of Appeals District 4. Brian Blanchard was running unopposed and received 15,543 votes.

Stevens Point

The even-numbered district seats on the Stevens Point Common Council were up for election this year. Candidates are as follows:

District 2 – David Shorr unseated incumbent Denise Mrozek, receiving 392 votes to 287 for Mrozek.

District 4 – Unopposed incumbent Heidi Oberstadt received 504 votes.

District 6 – Unopposed incumbent Jeremy Slowinski received 707 votes.

District 8 – Cathy Dugan defeated incumbent Tony Patton 522 votes to 400.

District 10 – Incumbent Mike Phillips defeated challenger Robert Larson 491 votes to 219.

Election results are not official until the city holds its canvas review at 9 a.m. Monday, April 11.

County Board

All 25 seats of the Portage County Board of Supervisors are up for election this year.

Candidates who have filed papers, pending verification, are as follows:

District 1 – Unopposed incumbent Tom Mallison received 712 votes.

District 2 – Unopposed incumbent Chris Doubek received 628 votes.

District 3 – Meleesa Johnson defeated incumbent Perry Pazdernik 329 to 281.

District 4 – Incumbent David Medin received 516 votes, defeating challenger Samuel Levin who received 261 votes.

District 5 – Julie Morrow unseated incumbent Jeff Presley with 334 votes to 189 for Presley, while Presley received 189 words.

District 6 – Unopposed incumbent Marion “Bud” Flood received 532 votes.

District 7 – Unopposed incumbent Dan Dobratz received 789 votes.

District 8 – Newcomer Larry Sipiorski received 702 votes to replace Tony Patton who did not seek re-election.

District 9 – Unopposed incumbent Bo DeDeker received 571 votes.

District 10 – Newcomer Bob Gifford received 786 votes to replace James Krems who did not seek re-election.

District 11 – Unopposed incumbent Stan Potocki received 892 votes.

District 12 – Unopposed incumbent Don Butkowski received 794 votes.

District 13 – Unopposed incumbent Donald Jankowski received 577 votes.

District 14 – Unopposed incumbent James Gifford received 677 votes.

District 15 – Unopposed incumbent Allen Haga Jr. received 489 votes.

District 16 – Unopposed incumbent O. Philip Idsvoog received 471 votes.

District 17 – Unopposed incumbent Jerry Walters received 750.

District 18 – Unopposed incumbent Larry Raikowski received 734 votes.

District 19 – Incumbent Dale O’Brien defeated challenger Robert LeRoy Steinke 478-385.

District 20 –Incumbent Charles Gussel defeated challenger Ron Becker 483-454.

District 21 – Incumbent Jeanne Dodge defeated challenger Tim Corcoran 574-520.

District 22 – Unopposed incumbent Matt Jacowski received 734 votes.

District 23 – Incumbent Barry Jacowski defeated challenger Mary Devine-Giese 637-303.

District 24 – Challenger Gerry Zastrow unseated incumbent Lonnie Krogwold, receiving 563 votes to 530 for Krogwold.

District 25 – Unopposed incumbent James Zdroik received 892 votes.

All county-level election results are unofficial until Portage County holds its official canvass on Tuesday, April 12.

School Boards

Stevens Point

Originally, five people filed nomination papers. They were incumbents Jeff Ebel and Angel Faxon, as well as Dan Kontos, Amy Dailey and Rory Suomi. However, Faxon removed herself from the race, but her name remained on the ballot.

Four seats were open on the board, three three-year terms and one one-year term.

Kontos, Ebel, and Portzen received the three highest vote totals and will each serve a three-year term. Dailey received the fourth highest number of votes and will serve a one-year term.

Kontos received 7,914 votes, Ebel received 7,822 votes, Portzen received 7,455 votes, Dailey received 6,641 votes, Suomi received 6,211 votes and Faxon received 4,269 votes.

Tomorrow River

Three people were competing for two positions on the School Board for the School District of the Tomorrow River. Incumbents Diana L. Bohman received 1,077 votes and Mark J. Kryshak received 1,042 votes to defeat challenger Jessica Wiesman, who received 914 votes.

The election results are unofficial until the Tomorrow River School District holds its board of canvas review at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 12.

Rosholt

Three people were seeking two positions on the Rosholt Board of Education. They were incumbents Robert Wanta, who received 828 votes, and Lois Glodowski, who received 732 votes, to defeat challenger Jessie Bushman Anderson, who received 706 votes.

The election results are unofficial until the Rosholt Board of Education can hold a canvass review at 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 11.

Tri-County

The Tri-County School District had a contest for the Area 2 seats on the Board of Education. Incumbents Wayne A. Cumming and Michael Ceballos were seeking re-election and Jerry Knutson challenged them. Cumming received 786 votes and will serve a three-year term, while Knutson received 484 votes and will serve a one-year term. Ceballos received 469 votes. The area covers the towns of Oasis and Plainfield and the village of Plainfield in Waushara County.

Incumbent Cindy Baumgartner was unopposed in Area 1, which includes the towns of Almond, Buena Vista, Pine Grove and Grant in Portage County, the town of Leola in Waushara County and the town of Rome in Wood County. She received 1,093 votes.

Sue Lederer, the incumbent in Area 3, which includes the towns of Deerfield, Colburn and Hancock and the village of Hancock in Waushara County, filed non-candidacy papers, but no one filed as a candidate to replace her. After the deadline for filing papers, she filed to run as a write-in candidate for the position and was re-elected by write in votes.

Almond-Bancroft

The Almond-Bancroft School District had a contest for one position on the Board of Education in the April election, while another position lacked candidates.

Incumbent Jeannette Wilson, who received 321 votes, lost her seat to challenger Kim Kollock Weiss, who received 434 votes. The position represents the town of Pine Grove.

No one filed papers for the seat to represent the towns of Buena Vista and Lanark to replace Catherine Guth, who did not seek re-election. However, John Ruzicka received 128 write-in votes and will fill the position.

The election results aren’t official until the school district hold a canvas review, which was held after print deadline Wednesday, April 6.

Village Elections

Almond: Incumbent trustees Kurt Olson, Spence Bunders and Kory Stucker were the only candidates for the three open trustee positions. Olson received 66 votes, Bunders received 73 votes and Stucker received 109 votes.

The election results are unofficial until the village can complete its canvas review at 9 a.m. Monday, April 11.

Amherst: Incumbent trustees Ken Stephani and Bob Rausch sought re-election, and Rick Daniels filed candidacy to fill the seat formerly held by Laurel Mittelstedt, who stepped down after more than 25 years as a trustee.

Stephani received 238 votes, Rausch received 236 votes and Daniels received 204 votes.

Amherst Junction: CORRECTION: In last week’s Portage County Gazette, it was posted that Karen Shulfer was no longer the village of Amherst Junction’s clerk, which was incorrect. She is still the village clerk.

One trustee seat was up for election this year and incumbent Dave Sopa ran unopposed and received 136 votes. Election results are official as the village completed a canvas review.

Junction City: Incumbent trustees John Spreda and Craig Vitort were the only candidates for their positions. Spreda received 77 votes and Vitort received 96 votes.

Park Ridge: Information was available by print deadline. Check the County Capsules section of next week’s Portage County Gazette.

Plover: Incumbents were the only candidates for trustee positions. They were Andrew Timm, Ward 1, who received 812 votes; Orville Damrau, Ward 2, who received 1,063 votes; and Al Tessman, Ward 3, who received 586 votes.

Election results are complete as the village completed a canvas review.

Rosholt:

Incumbent Village President Robert Kurszewski was re-elected to a one-year term with 151 votes, and incumbent Trustee Sandi Diederich was re-elected to a one-year term with 134 votes. For three two-year terms for trustee, incumbent Travis Firkus received 120 votes while incumbent Richard Mansavage received 91. Craig Anderson received five write-in votes, while there were another eight ballots with fewer votes for any one candidate.

Whiting: Incumbent trustees Bill Horvath and Michelle Daniels sought re-election while no one filed nomination papers for the third trustee position held by Richard Marquard, who declined to seek re-election.

Horvath received 401 votes, Daniels received 366 votes and Andrew Kruit received 18 write-in votes, earning him the uncontested seat.

Election results are official as the village completed its canvas review.

Town Elections

Hull: Incumbent Dave Wilz and incumbent Rick Stautz, who was appointed to fill the position held by Melvin Bembenek, who resigned last year, were the only two candidates running for trustee seats.

Wilz received 1,302 votes and Stautz received 988 votes. Election results are unofficial until the town holds its canvas review at 8 a.m. Monday, April 11.

Plover: The town of Plover had three candidates for two trustee positions. They were incumbents Joe Firkus and Jim Rowe, who was appointed to fill a vacancy, and challenger Donald Davis.

Firkus received 323 votes, Rowe received 237 votes and Davis received 127 votes.

Election results are unofficial until the town holds its canvas review at 4 p.m. Friday, April 8.