If you have not done so yet absentee, your chance to make your voice heard in two state races and for several municipal seats will arrive on Tuesday. Polling sites across the state will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday for Election Day. Statewide, voters will weigh in on a referendum enshrining Wisconsin’s voter identification law into the constitution while choosing a new state Supreme Court Judge (Susan Crawford or Brad Schimel) and state Superintendent (Jill Underly or Brittany Kinser).
Closer to home, there are several contested races in Door and Kewaunee counties.
In Kewaunee County, most municipal government races are uncontested except for a few. In the Town of Pierce, Lee Miskovich, Kurt Burmeister, and Mitchell Stauber are vying for two spots on the town board. In the Town of Red River, Trina Kerscher is up against Sarah Marie Monfils for Town Clerk. No one is running for president in the Village of Casco, but Daniel Andres, Dennis Cravillion, and Dan Laak are competing for two spots as trustees. The City of Algoma will have one contested race out of its four aldermanic districts as Dawn Kidd and Jake Maring go head to head. The City of Kewaunee will have two registered write-ins for voters with Edward House (District 2) and Roger Zimmerman (District 3). Zimmerman will go against Joe Mills in the District 3 race. Kewaunee School District residents will have an additional measure on their ballot for a $24.5 million capital referendum to see portions of the building renovated to address space needs, among other improvements.
Door County has more competition, with several contested races throughout the peninsula. In Sister Bay, Patrice Champeau, Brigid White, and write-in candidates Steven Bacsi, Terry Kelly, Chad Kodanko, and Eric Smith are going against each other for three seats on the Village Board. In Brussels, Galen DeJardin and Austin Vandertie are vying for the Town Supervisor 2 seat in one of the few races that required a primary. In Forestville, David Samuels, Randy Schmidt, and Loren Uecker are looking to fill two open seats on the town board. Gordon Berggren and Peter Sownie hope to replace outgoing chairperson Hans Lux on Washington Island. At the same time, Martin W. Andersen, Margaret Foss, and Loren Roznai set their sights on two supervisor seats on the Washington Island Board. Village of Ephraim voters will see three candidates running for two seats on its board: Marcia Ellis, Carly Mulliken, and Richard Hoyerman. Angela Lensch, while Scott Rasmussen and Michael Johnson are looking to fill a pair of spots on the Village of Egg Harbor Board. David Ward and Andrea Frank are battling for the mayoral seat in Sturgeon Bay, although Ward will be the only one on the ballot. District 5 is the only contested seat on the ballot for the Sturgeon Bay Common Council, with Heather Weasler challenging Gary Nault.
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, more than 500,000 voters have already cast their ballots. That is an increase of 54 percent from the last time a seat on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court was on the ballot in 2023. If you are voting on Tuesday, make sure you have the proper photo identification and other supporting documents if you have to register.
