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SPRING 2023 ELECTION RESULTS; NEW MAYOR FOR PARK FALLS


   

4,901 people, 42% of eligible voters, voted in Price County on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.  The unofficial results are as follows:

Note:  The number in parenthesis after the office title denotes how many of the top vote-getters are elected for the position.  Numbers after the names of each candidate are the number of votes each candidate received.

STATEWIDE
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

In Price County, Janet C. Protasiewicz received 2,075 votes and Daniel Kelly received 2,772 votes.  Statewide, however, Protasiewicz prevailed as the winner for the State of Wisconsin Supreme Court with Protasiewicz receiving about 55% of the vote.

REFERENDUM #1
Yes 2,981 (Price County)
No 1,580 (Price County)

Statewide, about 67% of voters voted "yes."

REFERENDUM #2
Yes 3,114 (Price County)
No 1,470 (Price County)

Statewide, about 68% of voters voted "yes."

REFERENDUM #3
Yes 4,063 (Price County)
No 665 (Price County)

Statewide, about 80% of voters voted "yes."

MUNICIPAL

CITY OF PARK FALLS

MAYOR
Tara Tervort 432
Joseph Oskvarek 177

ALDERPERSON - DIST 1
Daniel Greenwood 128

ALDERPERSON - DIST 2
Terry Wilson (registered write-in) 7

ALDERPERSON - DIST 3
Dixie Weidman 100

ALDERPERSON - DIST 4
Jesse Meyer 43

Michael E. Mader 101

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CITY OF PHILLIPS

ALDERMAN DIST 1
Richard J. Heitkemper 125

ALDERMAN DIST 2
Laura Tomaszewski 73

ALDERMAN DIST 3
Bill Elliott 73

VILLAGE OF CATAWBA

PRESIDENT
Cheryl Moore 34

TRUSTEE
Richard Manula 33

TREASURER
Gloria Lyons 36

VILLAGE OF KENNAN

PRESIDENT
Jill Arndt 37

TRUSTEE
Bret Dunlap 37

TREASURER
Shirley Arndt 37

VILLAGE OF PRENTICE

PRESIDENT
Bruce Jilka (most write-in votes) 15

TRUSTEE (3)
Rick Freeman 107
Rebeca Schantner 106
Kevin R. Gullickson 79

TOWN OF CATAWBA

CHAIRPERSON
Jeff Hoogland 93

SUPERVISOR 1
Mark Smugala 84

SUPERVISOR 2
Matt Strobl 81

CLERK
Cassandra Bogle 45
Leah Hoogland (registered write-in) 37

TREASURER
Darenda Hlasny 86

TOWN OF EISENSTEIN

CHAIRPERSON
Ryan G. Plessner (registered write-in) 53

SUPERVISOR (2)
Larry Hinton 169
Ken Broholm (registered write-in) 27
Wesley Kovarek (registered write-in) 14

CLERK/TREASURER
Elizabeth Palecek 209

TOWN OF ELK

CHAIRPERSON
Tom Frane 339

SUPERVISOR (2)
Jeannie M. Heizler 306
Tyler Weber 254

CLERK
Laurie Hansen 341

TREASURER
Joe Neerdaels 356

TOWN OF EMERY

CHAIRPERSON

Dale Houdek 118

SUPERVISOR (2)
Stan Smith 94
Wayne VanDeVoort 84

CLERK
Regina Distin 120

TREASURER
Jodi Podmolik 116

TOWN OF FIFIELD

CHAIRPERSON
Bill Felch 290

SUPERVISOR (2)
John W. Smith 215
Ann Sloane 212
John W. Schroeder 180
Donald Simon, Jr. 36

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TOWN OF FLAMBEAU

CHAIRPERSON
John Slaby 168

SUPERVISOR (2)
Pam Goebel 164
Brett Rusty Trigg 126
David Dispensa 71

TOWN OF GEORGETOWN

CHAIRPERSON
Ginny Strobl 33

SUPERVISOR (2)
LeRoy Lallemont 39
Joseph VanDeVoort 24

TREASURER
Rebecca Kempen 44

TOWN OF HACKETT

CHAIRPERSON
Ed Hainy 62

SUPERVISOR 1
Glenn Uhren 60

SUPERVISOR 2
Kathleen Kosterman 61

CLERK/TREASURER
Wendy Orysen 64

TOWN OF HARMONY

CHAIRPERSON
Jim Hanson 66

SUPERVISOR (2)
Julie DeLasky 72
David R. Vyskocil (registered write-in) 9

TOWN OF HILL

CHAIRPERSON
Ron Wiitala 116

SUPERVISOR (2)
Jeffery A. Ulrich 80
Roger J. Bergman 75
John Underwood 67

TOWN OF KENNAN

CHAIRPERSON
Jerome Bieszk 66

SUPERVISOR 1
Jeff Premeau 61

SUPERVISOR 2
Tansy Annexstad 61

TOWN OF KNOX

CHAIRPERSON
Andrew Wild 118

SUPERVISOR 1
Cory Wild 116

SUPERVISOR 2
Jason Kivela (registered write-in) 40

CLERK
Joseph Klepac 114

TREASURER
Linda A. Heikkinen 127

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TOWN OF LAKE

CHAIRPERSON
David F. Wagner 316
Edward J. Kane (registered write-in) 11

SUPERVISOR (2)
Mark Donner 277
Larry Reas 243
Becca Eitel 108

TREASURER
Judy Reas (most write-in votes) 14

REFERENDUM
No 258
Yes 129

TOWN OF OGEMA

CHAIRPERSON

Lars Holm 217

SUPERVISOR (2)
Dean Kurth 154
Peggy Machnikowski 113
Edwin Cruz 98

CLERK
Jolene Berger 224

TREASURER
Joyce Cummings 152
John Wojcik 93

TOWN OF PRENTICE

CHAIRPERSON
Douglas Erickson 119

SUPERVISOR (2)
Kenneth Weinzatl 103
Angela Fairchild 66

CLERK
Amy Esterholm 124

TREASURER
Trisha L. Brayton 118

TOWN OF SPIRIT

CHAIRPERSON
Darrel Lind 102
Andy Holmquist 40

SUPERVISOR (2)
Bill Evans 95
Gary Siebert 65
Jesse Rhody 59

CLERK
JaNelle Nelson 133

TREASURER
Myrna Holmquist 126

TOWN OF WORCESTER

CHAIRPERSON
Paul H. Precour 508
Anthony Sleck 81

SUPERVISOR (2)
Jeremy Pesko 461
Jim Michler 305
Anthony Sleck 96

CLERK/TREASURER
Roberta Reese 500

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

BUTTERNUT SCHOOL DISTRICT (2)

Randol R. Smart 14
Gary A. Mertig 13

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CHEQUAMEGON SCHOOL DISTRICT

SEAT 1
Robert Hennes 1,178

SEAT 2
Roger I. Strand 1,197

SEAT 3
Jennifer BeBeau (registered write-in) 18

FLAMBEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT (3)

Ted L. Alberson 14
Linda Zimmer 11
Daniel E. Kopacz 7
Jennifer Heath 7
Julie Hauser 2
Sara M. Taylor 0
Brian Beardsley (registered write-in) 0

PHILLIPS SCHOOL DISTRICT

SEAT 1
Evan Jon Lund 1,581

SEAT 2
Meredith Hueckman 1,038
Anne Baxter 920

SEAT 3
Kevin M. Rose 1,569

PRENTICE SCHOOL DISTRICT

SEAT 1
Randy R. Erickson 757

SEAT 2
Helen Palmquist 725

SEAT 3
Darrell E. Pierson 413
Jesse Rhody 366

RIB LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

SEAT 1
Nicole S. Scheller 101

SEAT 2
Jennifer R. Scott 51
Karah Grzanna 41

   
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