The excitement level for this spring’s election as it relates to the county board will depend on which side of the Door/Kewaunee line you live.
In Kewaunee County, there is only one contested election that will be on the ballot and another seat that may have to be decided as a write-in. Nellie DeBaker and Dennis Langteau are both vying for the District 4 seat being vacated by Doak Baker, who filed his non-candidacy papers in mid-December. Matt Piesler joined Baker and John Wochos in deciding to not run again for Kewaunee County Board Supervisor. In Piesler’s case, no one is running in his place for District 5. Scott Browne looks to replace Wochos to represent District 10. Gerald Paape (D1), Nick Guilette (D2), Steven Agamaite (D3), Daniel Olson (D6), Tim Kinnard (D7), Douglas Doell (D8), Scott Jahnke (D9), Aaron Augustian (D11), Milt Swagel (D12), Kim Kroll (D13), Thomas Romdenne (D14), Linda Teske (D15), Virginia Haske (D16), Joseph Lukes (D17), Jeffrey Vollenweider (D18), John Mastalir (D19), Joanne Lazansky (D20) will run unopposed.
In Door County, seven of its 21 supervisory districts will have contested elections this spring. Todd Thayse will look to defend his District 2 seat from Lora Jorgensen. Redistricting set up a battle between two incumbents in Kara Counard and Nancy Robillard for the District 4 seat while opening the door for either Jeff Miller or Timothy Smith to represent District 5. Daniel Austad of District 9 is set to face Jonathan Kruse and District 11 supervisor Morgan Rusnak will have to defend her seat from Helen Bacon. Darrick DeMeuse and Hugh Zettel will have the opportunity to replace retiring District 14 supervisor Richard Biz Virlee. Nate Bell, Walter Kalms, and Abby Duebler hope to become the next District 20 supervisor. Two other district races could have been contested, but the potential opponents to Roy Englebert (D3) and Vinni Chomeau (D18) did not return their nomination papers. Challengers Claire Morkin (D7) and Ken Fisher (D6) and incumbents David Englebert (D1), Roy Englebert (D3), Rodney Beardsley (D8), Alexis Heim Peter (D10), Nissa Norton (D12), Dale Vogel (D13), Elizabeth Gauger (D15), David Enigl (D16), Bob Bultman (D17), David Lienau (D19), and Joel Gunnlaugsson (D21) will run unopposed.
The spring election is April 5th.
