Apr. 2, 2025 12:10a
From WGTD News:
In top local races in the WGTD listening area Tuesday, voters in Pleasant Prairie promoted village Trustee Dave Klimisch to the position of village President. Klimisch defeated challenger Eric Meadows and will replace John Steinbrink, Sr. who’s retiring.
Voters in Kenosha Unified returned both incumbent Rebecca Stevens and one-time board member Carl Bryan to the school board. Valerie Kretchmer and Andreas Mamalakis failed to make the cut.
In the lone race for a seat on the Kenosha County Board, incumbent Julia Robinson defeated Tamara Weber.
In Racine, three incumbent city council members lost their seats. Incumbent Jeff Coe was defeated by Malik Frazier. Alder Melissa Kaprelian came up 70 votes short in her race against Jens Jorgensen. Incumbent Cory Sebastian lost to Nathan Pabon. Incumbent Mary Land hung on to her seat by defeating Michael Hansen. And Grace Allen will replace Terry McCarthy, who chose not to seek re-election. Allen defeated Pat Schwanke.
In the tightest race of the night locally, Racine County Judge Jon Fredrickson lost to challenger Jamie McClendon by just 55 votes. Frederickson was appointed to the bench in 2018 by former Gov. Scott Walker. He then won a full term the following year. McClendon is a former state public defender who moved over to private practice.
Elsewhere, Town of Waterford Chair Teri Jendusa Nicolai lost to challenger Tim Szeklinski. In the race for Burlington town chair, Neal Czaplewski defeated Russel Eagan. A single seat on the Racine School Board was contested. Incumbent Mike Bellagio beat challenger Christian de Jong.
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Voters in the City of Racine responded favorably to requests for help from Racine firefighters. They easily approved a referendum to increase the city’s tax levy beyond state-mandated limits in order to save the positions of nine firefighters. In Walworth County, two municipal referendums were on the ballot. A proposition in the Village of Walworth lost while voters in Williams Bay approved a levy limit increase.
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In Racine Unified, a proposal to exceed state-mandated levy limits squeaked by. By a two-point margin, voters approved a five-year, $190 million referendum. There were numerous other school referendums on the ballot in the WGTD listening area. Levy increases for school purposes were approved in Burlington, Waterford, Silver Lake, Wilmot, Genoa City and Lake Geneva. Referendums lost in Elkhorn, Raymond and Salem Lakes.
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