Whitewater: Hicks, Linse, Coburn, Kromholz, Huempfner, Mills advance to general election

By Kim McDarison

Six Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education primary election candidates — Stephanie Hicks, Christy Linse, Thayer Coburn, Joseph Kromholz, Lisa Huempfner and Chuck Mills — will advance to the April 4 general election.

The six candidates will next vie for three seats on the district’s school board. 

The six candidates were the top vote-getters emerging from a field of 11. A 12th candidate, Nathan Vander Pas, withdrew from the race, although his name appeared on the primary ballot. 

Across the district, with voters weighing in from three counties — Walworth, Jefferson and Rock — vote totals were as follows: Hicks, 921; Linse, 904; Coburn, 881; Kromholz, 783; Huempfner, 771; Mills, 668; Will Dammeir, 389; John Truesdale, 364; Daniel Dern, 330; Michael Bergman, 286, and Brian Schanen, 272 votes. 

In Walworth County 5,282 voters living within five precincts cast their votes. 

In Walworth County, vote totals were as follows: Hicks, 731; Linse, 710; Coburn, 690; Kromholz, 629; Huempfner, 609; Mills, 514; Dammeir, 322; Truesdale, 291; Dern, 273; Schanen, 230, and Bergman, 212.  

In Jefferson County, 885 voters cast their votes, including those within Ward 1 in the town of Cold Spring, Wards 1-6 in the town of Koshkonong, and Wards 11-13 in the city of Whitewater.  

In Jefferson County, vote totals were as follows: Coburn, 126; Linse, 116; Hicks, 111; Mills, 107; Kromholz, 107; Huempfner, 98; Truesdale, 51; Dammeir, 50; Bergman, 44; Dern, 39, and  Schanen, 25. 

In Rock County, 502 voters living within the towns of Johnstown and Lima cast their votes. 

In Rock County, vote totals were as follows: Hicks, 79;  Linse, 78; Coburn, 65; Huempfner, 64; Kromholz, 47; Mills, 47; Bergman, 30; Dammeir, 28; Truesdale, 22; Dern, 18, and Schanen, 17. 

Tuesday’s vote tallies remain unofficial until certified by county clerks. 

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