Voters in the Phelps, White Lake and Laona school districts all approved referendums to exceed spending limits. In the city of Rhinelander, an advisory question whether to adopt a half-of-one cent sales tax called a Premier Resort Area Tax passed by a 2-1 margin. In Tomahawk voters said no to a question about utility costs. In the town of Cassian a question about allowing ATV's on town roads passed, but in the Vilas county town of Cloverland, a similar question was rejected. A referendum question in Conover adding two supervisors passed.
In Langlade county, John Rohde defeated Ralph Uttke for the Langlade County Circuit Court Judge.
In Antigo, incumbent Mayor William Brandt was reelected, as was town of Minocqua chair Mark Hartzheim and Woodruff town chair Mike Timmons.
There was numerous other town and school board races across the Northwoods. The top two candidates, the winners, are posted in contested races. All results unofficial.
Referendums 4/7
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Schools:
White Lake $300,000 per year for five years
Yes 418
No 264
Phelps $1.1 million a year for six years?
Yes 444
No 125
Laona $209,000 next year and $559,000 for three more years?
Yes 294
No 184
Cities:
Rhinelander Premier Resort Area Tax?(advisory)
Yes 581
No 281
Tomahawk Should the City use its special assessment powers to retrieve a portion of the cost of public improvement projects from properties benefited by those public improvements?
Yes 128
No 375
Langlade County Judge
Ralph Uttke 1235
John Rohde 3966
Antigo Mayor
William Brandt 1242
Roger Bricco 411
Town of Cassian Referendum
Are you in favor of the Cassian Town Board, in its discretion, allowing ATVs to be operated on Cassian Town Roads?
Yes 179
No 113
Town of Cloverland Referendum
Should the Town of Cloverland allow ATV's to be operated on Cloverland Town Roads?
Yes 98
No 126
Town of Conover Referendum
Would you be in support of the Conover Town Board increasing its members from the current 2 Supervisors and Chairperson to 4 Supervisors and Town Chairman?
Yes 179
No 130
SCHOOL BOARDS
Rhinelander(3)
David Holperin 1768
Ron Counter 1476
Ann Munninghoff Eshelman 1708
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LUHS (AV-W member)(1)(no report)
Tamala Schroeder
Barry Seidel, Jr
M-H-LT Board(2)
Billy Fried 735
Tracy Petrie 781
Lac du Flambeau(2)(no report)
Patricia Mann
Stacy Stone
Mike Zimmerman
Melinda Young
Three Lakes(2)
Mike Kwaterski 601
Tom Rulseh 416
Crandon(1)
Peggy Houle 360
Joseph Mayer 500
School District of Wabeno-
Forest County Seat(2)
Dawn C. Jakubiec (I) 223
Bill Connors Jr. (I) 215
Jim Smith 310
Steven Ashbec
Antigo School Board(3) (no report)
Towns
Minocqua town chair
Mark Hartzheim(I) 698
Billy Fried 328
Cassian Town Clerk
Michael Lesir 124
Nicole Augustine 146
Crescent
Town Chair
Bill Treder 334
Joel Knutson 265
Supervisor
Steve Richardson 302
Steven Brich 276
Lake Tomahawk Town Chair
George DeMet 198
Jack Dunbar 105
LT town clerk
Nancy Schneider 233
Elaine Carpenter 58
LT Board (2)
Catherine Parker 146
Matthew Michaelsen 144
Little Rice town board(2)
Heidemarie Emmert 61
Janet Kimball 50
Lynne town board(2)
Dennis Sattler 34
David Witthun 28
Stella town board(2)
Robert Goodin 92
Richard Hirman 99
Woodboro town board(2)
Phillip Kreisel 95
William Rudis 103
Woodruff town chair
Michael Timmons 268
Ed Schaub, Jr. 163
Woodboro town board(2)
George Zoch 208
Patricia Bickner 254
VILAS COUNTY TOWN GOVT.
Arbor Vitae town board(2)
Steven Perry 284
Jeff Hunter 335
Boulder Junction town chair
Dennis Ruess 286
Charlie Spencer(write-in) 65
Boulder Junction town board(2)
Denny McGann 195
Dennis Duke 207
Boulder Junction town clerk/treasurer
Kendra Moraczewski 312
Sara Towne 49
Conover town chair
George Champeny 157
Gary Lagueux, Jr. 144
Lac du Flambeau town board(2)
Ginger Schwanebeck 344
Chris Mayer 307
Town of Lincoln board(1)
Scott Nordstrom 185
Robert McDonald 205
Manitowish Waters town board(2)
Eric Behnke 213
Chuck Rayala III 169
Phelps town chair
Colin Snook 280
Steve Doyen 287
Phelps town board(2)
Steve Waier 307
Eugene McCaslin 270
Plum Lake town chair
Dianne Briggs 103
Will Maines 178
Plum Lake Clerk Treasurer
Sharon Brooker 149
Jackie DeWitt-Bartaszewicz 133
Washington town chair
Jim Spring 270
Ken Anderson 163
Winchester town board(2)
Steven Budnik 116
Tom Ghiloni 97
FOREST COUNTY TOWNS
Town of Laona
Al Murray (I) 239
Judith Tackes Savard 133
Nashville
Supervisor
Wesley Ginter 98
Lance Laabs 55
Town of Ross
Supervisor
Randy Werth 29
A. Duvalle 27
Town of Lincoln
Supervisor
Mike Wilson 161
Steve Bunda 146
Town of Wabeno
Chairman
Paul Ehlinger 237
Lloyd Fulcer 100
Caswell
Chair
Kenneth Carroll 20
Lori Cleereman 15
Supervisor
Kris Houle 29
John Sschenbrenner 23
Freedom
Supervisor
James Volk 109
Brice Derricks 93
Hiles
Supervisor
Brian Bukovic 76
Doris Lovrine 71
