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April 7 Door County Election Results

The results for the April 7 election are finally in, and those results have brought a shakeup to the Door County Board of Supervisors. In five contested races, incumbents lost three races, including one by just a single vote.

Elizabeth Gauger defeated Randy Halstead 239 -238 in the District 16 race. Gauger was one of four women who won contested races, joining Laura Vlies Wotachek in District 9, Erin Tauscher in District 7, and Kara Counard in District 4. In District 3, incumbent Roy Englebert held off a challenge from Lora Jorgensen.

In Sturgeon Bay voters overwhelmingly approved a 16.84 million facilities referendum to address safety, security and high-priority capital maintenance across the district, and to update career and technical-education classrooms and labs to expand high-quality programs and hands-on learning opportunities. The question passed with 66.4% of the vote.

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

Democratic
Joe Biden: 4,691 (71.66%)
Bernie Sanders: Bernie Sanders 1,523 (23.27%)

Republican
Donald Trump: 4,007 (96.9%)

WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT

Jill Karofsky: 6,273 (58.75%)
Daniel Kelly: 4,399 (41.20%)

STURGEON BAY SCHOOL REFERENDUM

Yes: 1,885 (66.42%)
No: 953 (33.58%)

COUNTY BOARD

District 3
Roy Englebert: 230 (57.93%)
Lora Jorgensen: 167 (42.07%)

District 4
Kara Counard: 215 (51.93%)
Jon Koch: 198 (47.83%)

District 7
Erin Tauscher: 184 (58.41%)
Helen Bacon: 131 (41.59%)

District 9
Laura Vlies Wotachek: 279 (56.94%)
Dan Williams: 211 (43.06%)

District 16
Randy Halstead: 238 (49.79%)
Elizabeth Gauger: 239 (50%)

SCHOOL BOARDS

Washington Island 
Two candidates for one position.
Sara Sorensen: 249 (59.57%)
Kevin Krueger (I): 169 (40.43%)

Southern Door 
Five candidates three positions.
Christopher Jackson (I): 1,147 (17.07%)
Marissa Norton: 1,480 (22.03%)
Pamela Parks (I): 1,443 (21.48%)

Kim Starr (I): 1,353 (20.14%)
Janel Veeser: 1,259 (18.74%)

VILLAGES AND TOWNS

Sister Bay
Five candidates for three positions. 
Denise Bhirdo (I): 296 (27.01%)
Pat Duffy  (I): 227 (20.71%)

Rob Zoschke  (I): 189 (17.24%)
Laura Wilker: 175 (15.97%)
Vivian Nienow: 208 (18.98%)


Washington Island
One candidate for two positions. 
William Jorgenson (I): 346 (74.25%)
Write-in: 120 (25.75%)

Liberty Grove
Three candidates for two positions. 
Janet Johnson: 622 (42.60%)
Lou Covotsos (I): 473 (32.40%)

Matt Stone: 358 (24.52%)

Town of Sevastopol
Four candidates for two positions.
Robert Gamble: 395 (22.29%)
Derek Wayne Denil: 578 (32.62%)
Jeanne Vogel: 530 (29.91%)

Darrick DeMeuse: 262 (14.79%)
Incumbents Jim Nellen and John Staveness are not seeking re-election.

Town of Gardner
Supervisor 3
Michele Ploor (I): 162 (43.20%)
Kevin Fleischman: 212 (56.53%)