11 fresh faces are elected to the Lincoln County Board
TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, residents of Lincoln County went to the polls to elect County Board Supervisors and a Multi-Jurisdictional Municipal Judge for Merrill and Tomahawk.
Many of these races were contested, and as a result of the election, the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors is going to look quite different very soon. While 11 incumbents retained their roles as Board Supervisors, 11 newly-elected Supervisors will be joining the Board as representatives of their Districts.
Six incumbent Board Supervisors were re-elected when they ran unopposed, and six other incumbent Supervisors defeated their challengers to win another term on the County Board.
Three new Board Supervisors were elected for their Districts when they ran unopposed: Lori L. Anderson-Malm, Marty Lemke, and Greg Hartwig will be fresh faces on the Board.
Two Board Supervisors were newly elected when they defeated other candidates (not incumbents) for the positions: Steven L. Osness, Jr., and Julie DePasse.
Then there were the upsets. Six new candidates challenged incumbent candidates and won their races: Laurie J. Thiel, Jesse Boyd, George Brixius, Kenneth L. Wickham, Randal John Detert, and Angela Marie Cummings. They will also be new faces joining the County Board.
Lincoln County Board of Supervisors race
Lincoln County District 1
Incumbent William R. Bialecki ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 1.
Bialecki was re-elected with 244 votes.
Lincoln County District 2
Lori L. Anderson-Malm ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 2.
Anderson-Malm was elected with 234 votes. She will be new to the Board.
Lincoln County District 3
Incumbent Elizabeth McCrank ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 3.
McCrank was re-elected with 132 votes.
Lincoln County District 4
Steven L. Osness, Jr., ran against Derek Woellner for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 4.
Osness was elected with 217 votes (74.06%). Woellner received 75 votes.
Lincoln County District 5
Incumbent Nathan Peterson ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 5.
Peterson was re-elected with 203 votes.
Lincoln County District 6
Landis Paul Holdorf challenged incumbent Norbert “Nubs” Ashbeck for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 6.
Ashbeck was re-elected with 116 votes (58.59%). Holdorf received 82 votes.
Lincoln County District 7
Wallace Jay Downey challenged incumbent Greta Rusch for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 7.
Rusch was re-elected with 211 votes (54.10%). Downey received 179 votes.
Lincoln County District 8
Laurie J. Thiel challenged incumbent Christopher Heller for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 8.
Thiel defeated incumbent Heller when she garnered 116 votes (53.21%). Heller received 102 votes.
Lincoln County District 9
Incumbent Don Friske ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 9.
Friske was re-elected with 215 votes.
Lincoln County District 10
Jesse Boyd challenged incumbent Judy Woller for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 10.
Boyd defeated incumbent Woller when he collected 218 votes (72.43%). Woller received 83 votes.
Lincoln County District 11
Randal John Detert challenged incumbent Hans Breitenmoser, Jr., for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 11.
Detert defeated incumbent Breitenmoser when Detert received 158 votes (56.67%). Breitenmoser received 130 votes.
Lincoln County District 12
Julie DePasse and Jon K. Weiler will compete for the position of Supervisor for Lincoln County District 12, having both won in the Feb. Primary Election. Incumbent Paul Gilk was defeated in the Feb. Primary but has since filed paperwork to run as a registered write-in Candidate.
DePasse was elected with 200 votes (47.39%). Weiler received 171 votes (40.52%). Write-in candidate(s) received 51 votes.
Lincoln County District 13
Alan Bishop challenged incumbent Calvin Thomas Callahan for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 13.
Callahan was re-elected with 255 votes (59.16%). Bishop received 176 votes.
Lincoln County District 14
Marguerite Lyskawa challenged incumbent Brian Hafeman for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 14.
Hafeman was re-elected with 233 votes (51.32%). Lyskawa received 220 votes.
Lincoln County District 15
Marty R. Lemke ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 15.
Lemke was elected with 227 votes.
Lincoln County District 16
Sarah Ann Miller challenged incumbent Michael Loka for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 16.
Loka was re-elected with 223 votes (60.76%). Miller received 141 votes.
Lincoln County District 17
George Brixius challenged incumbent Kevin Koth for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 17.
Brixius defeated incumbent Koth when Brixius received 237 votes (53.14%). Koth received 209 votes.
Lincoln County District 18
Kenneth L. Wickham challenged incumbent Patricia Voermans for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 18.
Wickham defeated incumbent Voermans when he received 375 votes (64.21%). Voermans received 208 votes.
Lincoln County District 19
Matthew Webb challenged incumbent Julie L. Allen for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 19.
Allen was re-elected with 210 votes (50.85%). Webb received 202 votes.
Lincoln County District 20
Angela Marie Cummings challenged incumbent Dora Gorski for the position of Supervisor of Lincoln County District 20.
Cummings defeated incumbent Gorski when Cummings received 155 votes (63.79%). Gorski received 87 votes.
Lincoln County District 21
Incumbent Eugene Simon ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 21.
Simon was elected with 229 votes.
Lincoln County District 22
Greg Hartwig ran unopposed in Lincoln County District 22.
Hartwig was elected with 237 votes.
Race for Multi-Jurisdictional Judge for the Municipal Court for the cities of Merrill and Tomahawk
Robert W. Lass challenged incumbent Ned R. Seubert for the position of Multi-Jurisdictional Judge in Lincoln County and the City of Merrill.
Lass’s name did not appear on the printed ballot. Seubert was re-elected with 2,330 votes (99.57%). There were 10 votes for write-in candidate(s).