By Jalen Maki
Tomahawk Leader Editor
LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Board of Supervisors will see a considerable change in membership following the Tuesday, April 5 Spring Election.
According to preliminary results, 11 new Supervisors were elected, meaning half of the 22-member board will be made up of first-term Supervisors.
A total of 11 incumbents will return to the board. Six incumbents defeated challengers, while five other incumbents were not challenged in their Supervisory Districts.
Six incumbents were defeated.
District-by-district results
District 1 incumbent William R. Bialecki did not face a challenger. Six write-in votes were cast.
In District 2, Lori L. Anderson-Malm ran unopposed to become a new Supervisor. Three write-in votes were tallied.
District 3 Supervisor Elizabeth McCrank ran unopposed. No write-in votes were cast.
Steven L. Osness Jr. faced off against Derek Woellner in District 4, with Osness ultimately emerging victorious with 217 votes (roughly 74%). Woellner garnered 75 votes (approximately 26%). Osness will be a first-term board member. One write-in vote was cast.
District 5 incumbent Nathan Peterson did not face an opponent. One write-in vote was cast.
In District 6, incumbent Norbert “Nubs” Ashbeck defeated challenger Landis P. Holdorf 116 votes to 82, a roughly 59% to 41% margin. No write-in votes were tallied.
District 7 incumbent Greta Rusch earned 211 votes (about 54%) to defeat opponent Jay Downey, who tallied 179 votes (roughly 46%). No write-in votes were cast.
Laurie Thiel narrowly defeated District 8 incumbent Christopher Heller, earning 116 votes to Heller’s 102, a roughly 53% to 47% split. No write-in votes were cast.
Incumbent District 9 Supervisor Don Friske ran unopposed. Two write-in votes were cast.
In District 10, incumbent Judith R. Woller was defeated by Jesse Boyd by a 218 to 83 vote split, a roughly 72% to 28% margin. No write-in votes were cast.
District 11 incumbent Hans Breitenmoser was defeated by challenger Randy Detert. Detert garnered 158 votes (about 55%), while Breitenmoser tallied 130 (approximately 45%). One write-in vote was cast.
District 12 will Julie DePasse serve as its new Supervisor. DePasse, who earned 200 votes (roughly 47%), defeated Jon K. Weiler, who tallied 171 votes (about 41%). Incumbent Paul Gilk was defeated in the February Primary Election and ran as a registered write-in candidate. 51 write-in votes were counted, accounting for about 12% of all votes.
Incumbent District 13 Supervisor Calvin Callahan defeated challenger Alan Bishop by a 255-176 vote margin (a roughly 59% to 41% split). No write-in votes were tallied.
In District 14, incumbent Brian Hafeman defeated opponent Marguerite Lyskawa by 13 votes. Hafeman tallied 233 votes (approximately 51%), while Lyskawa came away with 220 votes (about 49%). One write-in vote was cast.
Marty R. Lemke ran unopposed in District 15 to become a new Supervisor. Three write-in votes were cast.
District 16 incumbent Michael J. Loka defeated challenger Sarah Miller 223 votes to 141 (a roughly 61% to 38% margin). Three write-in votes were cast.
In District 17, incumbent and board chair Kevin Koth was defeated by George Brixius. Brixius garnered 237 votes (approximately 53%), while 209 votes (about 47%) went to Koth. No write-in votes were cast.
Ken Wickham (375 votes, about 64%) defeated incumbent Patricia Voermans (208 votes, roughly 36%) in District 18. One write-in vote was cast.
District 19 incumbent Julie L. Allen narrowly defeated challenger Matthew Webb to retain her seat on the board. 210 votes (approximately 51%) went to Allen, while Webb earned 202 votes (about 49%). One write-in vote was tallied.
In District 20, incumbent Dora Gorski was defeated by Angela Cummings. Cummings came away with 155 votes (roughly 64%), while Gorski tallied 87 votes (about 36%). One write-in vote was cast.
District 21 incumbent Eugene Simon did not face an opponent. Two write-in votes were cast.
Greg Hartwig ran unopposed in District 22 to become a new Supervisor. Four write-in votes were cast.