Turnout up in some townships, Erin voters nix appointing board members

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While it was a busy day at the polls for several townships with contested supervisors’ races, perhaps the most watched outcome was the question on Erin Township voters’ ballots about whether to appoint rather than elect the town’s clerk and treasurer. Voters defeated the question by four votes (24-28).

Forest is the only Rice County township to appoint its treasurer though four townships appoint their clerk.

Unofficial results township elections are below. Results are unofficial until canvassed by the township’s canvassing board.

Bridgewater

Treasurer: Debbie Salaba -- 57

Supervisor Seat B: Andrew Ebling -- 56

Cannon City

Treasurer: Brandi Sprung -- 45

Supervisor:

Karl R. Francis Jr. – 12

Bob Blume -- 31

Erin

Treasurer: Elgin Trcka -- 43

Supervisor: David Ceplecha – 47

Question to appoint rather than elect the township clerk and treasurer:

Yes – 24 (46%)

No – 28 (54%)

Forest

Appoints its treasurer

Supervisor:

Ronald Gernandt -- 147

Bob Jacobson -- 9

Morristown (not yet reported)

Treasurer: Vicky Timm

Supervisor: Wayne Saemrow

Clerk: No affidavits for candidacy were filed

Northfield (Precincts 1 and 2)

Treasurer (all write-in votes):

Melissa Estrem – 3

Josh Malecha – 2

Jessica Hubers – 1

Joe Berg -- 1

Supervisor:

Josh Malecha -- 39

Cole Lindenfelser -- 64

Richland

Treasurer: Alan Meyer -- 13

Supervisor: James Donkers -- 13

Shieldsville

Treasurer: Kimberly Pesta -- 32

Supervisor: Dale Kuchinka -- 32

Walcott

Treasurer: Carrie Heiderscheidt -- 35

Supervisor:

Paul Wunderlich -- 11

Donald Novak -- 26

Warsaw

Treasurer: Ron Kuball -- 16

Supervisor: Ryan Witte -- 16

Webster

Treasurer:

Robert Michel – 122

Juan Ramierz (write-in) – 1

Jody Doyle (write-in) – 2

Supervisor:

Brian L. McFadden -- 91

Daniel Rogers – 56

Sean Habel (write-in) – 2

Wells (not yet reported)

Treasurer: Flavia Berg

Supervisor: Richard G. Cap

Wheatland

Treasurer: Sara Chlan -- 58

Supervisor:

Brian Pieper – 58

Tina Chlan (write-in) -- 5

Wheeling

Treasurer: Marilyn Danks -- 96

Supervisor:

Duane Bailey – 53

Mark Olsen -- 44