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The Shawano mayor’s race is down to two candidates: incumbent Jeanne Cronce and challenger Ed Whealon.
Cronce received 39 percent of the vote, with Whealon getting 34 percent. The two candidates will face off in the April 3 spring election.
Retired businessman Jim Oberstein finished third with 27 percent of the vote.
1,125 voters turned out in Shawano.
Cronce is wrapping up her first term as the city’s mayor and has talked about her desire to see the redevelopment of downtown Shawano to completion.
Whealon is a retired police chief for the city of Shawano who, alongside is wife, is a small business owner of nearly three decades. Whealon has expressed his desire to see the vacant buildings in downtown Shawano be filled.
Other election results:
Tyler Scmidt and Mart Grams advance in the Area 4 Shawano School Board Race. Bruce Milavitz and Mart Grams move on in the school board’s at-large primary.
In Waupaca County, Vance Knuth and Pete Bosquez advance in the District 21 primary.
The Shiocton School District passed two referendums. One to exceed revenue limits to maintain educational programs passed with 72 percent of the vote. The other was to issue up to 2-million-dollars on a multi-purpose sports facility, that passed at 67 percent.
In the state supreme court, Sauk County Circuit Judge Michael Screnock and Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Dallet advance to the general election. Madison attorney Tim Burns is eliminated.
Spring Primary Election–Shawano | |||||||
District | District | District | District | District | District | ||
I | II | III | IV | V | VI | Total | |
Wards 1-2 | Wards 3-4 | Wards 5-6 | Wards 7-8 | Wards 9-10 | Wards 11-12 | Votes | |
JUDICIAL | |||||||
JUSTICE FOR SUPREME COURT | |||||||
REBECCA DALLET | 79 | 41 | 51 | 49 | 64 | 80 | 364 |
MICHAEL SCRENOCK | 103 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 95 | 105 | 533 |
TIM BURNS | 29 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 39 | 164 |
MUNICIPAL | |||||||
MAYOR | |||||||
JEANNE CRONCE | 102 | 64 | 49 | 61 | 93 | 74 | 443 |
ED WHEALON | 74 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 51 | 98 | 379 |
JIM OBERSTEIN | 55 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 303 |
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SCHOOL DISTRICT | |||||||
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER | |||||||
REPRESENTING AREA 4 | |||||||
MART GRAMS | 54 | 37 | 31 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 241 |
TYLER SCHMIDT | 113 | 84 | 78 | 83 | 101 | 150 | 609 |
STARLYN ROSE TOURTILLOTT | 46 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 194 |
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER | |||||||
AT LARGE | |||||||
MART GRAMS | 47 | 52 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 70 | 306 |
BRUCE MILAVITZ | 106 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 72 | 96 | 452 |
STARLYN ROSE TOURTILLOTT | 58 | 31 | 37 | 32 | 46 | 48 | 252 |