Colfax Messenger April 2 election round-up: 1 candidate for Colfax village president and 2 for 3 trustee positions
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX — One candidate will be on the April 2 ballot for Colfax village president while only two candidates are on the ballot for three trustee positions.
Scott A. Gunnufson filed nomination papers by the deadline in January and will appear as the only candidate on the ballot for village president in Colfax.
Gunnufson has served previously as a trustee on the Colfax Village Board and as village president.
Gary Stene, incumbent village president, decided not to run for re-election.
The two candidates for three Colfax village board positions are incumbents Annie Jenson and Keith Burcham.
Anyone wishing to register as a write-in candidate for an open position must file a Campaign Registration Statement (CF-1) with the filing office before collecting or spending any money on a campaign.
The CF-1 statement is available from the Wisconsin Election Commission’s website or from the local filing officer, and the deadline to register as a write-in candidate is 12 noon the Friday before the election.
Voters in the April 2 election also will have an opportunity to fill the open trustee position by writing in a candidate.
If there are no write-in candidates, following the election, the Colfax Village Board could ask if any residents are interested in serving on the village board and could then appoint someone to fill the open village trustee position.
Colfax school board
Two incumbents on the Colfax Board of Education will be up for election April 2: Todd Kragness and Andy De Moe.
No other candidates filed nomination papers for the Colfax Board of Education.
Kragness currently serves as president of the Colfax Board of Education.
EM village board
Steven Abraham, incumbent village president in Elk Mound, will be the only candidate for village president on the ballot for the April 2 election.
Two incumbent village trustees on the Elk Mound Village Board will be on the ballot for three positions: Deborah Creaser-Kipp and Terry Stamm.
Village Trustee Montana Boettcher Grotthus is not running for re-election.
Anyone wishing to register as a write-in candidate for the open village trustee position on the Elk Mound Village Board must register by 12 noon the Friday before the election.
Voters may also write in a candidate on their ballot.
EM school board
Two positions on the Elk Mound Board of Education will be up for election April 2.
Incumbent school board members Kyle Jenson and Loren Hanson will be on the ballot.
Kyle Jenson currently serves as vice-president of the Elk Mound Board of Education.
Town of EM
Elton Christopherson will be on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Elk Mound, while Marvin C. Michels will be on the ballot for Supervisor 1, and Jeffrey J. Klemp will be on the ballot for Supervisor 2.
Carolyn Loechler will be on the ballot for town clerk, and Anne Wahl will be on the ballot for treasurer.
Town of Colfax
Dean Logslett will be on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Colfax, while Jason Klukas will be on the ballot for Supervisor 1, and Gary Bjork will be on the ballot for Supervisor 2.
Melissa Morgan is on the ballot for treasurer.
The Town of Colfax appoints the clerk.
Town of Cook’s Valley
Darrel W. Fehr will be on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Cook’s Valley in the April 2 election, while Matt Borofka and David Clement are on the ballot for supervisors.
Vicki L. Freeberg will be on the ballot for clerk.
Judith A. Prince will be on the ballot for treasurer.
Town of Grant
Mark Dietsche will be on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Grant, while Dave Buchner will be on the ballot for Supervisor 1, and Brad Larson will be on the ballot for Supervisor 2.
James Ackerlund will be on the ballot for treasurer.
The Town of Grant appoints the clerk.
Town of Howard
Incumbent town chair Vernon Schindler will face challenger Gerald Eder in the Town of Howard election April 2.
Tom Zwiefelhofer will be on the ballot for Supervisor 1, and Dennis Dvoracek will be on the ballot for Supervisor 2.
Susan Haake is on the ballot for clerk, and Debra Wallsch is on the ballot for treasurer.
Eric Suvada is on the ballot for constable.
Town of Otter Creek
Mark Warner is on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Otter Creek, while Steve Scoll is on the ballot for Supervisor 1, and LeAnn Ralph is on the ballot for Supervisor 2.
The Town of Otter Creek has combined the clerk-treasurer position and appoints a clerk-treasurer.
Town of Sand Creek
Michael Nelson will be on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Sand Creek, while Joel Smith and Phil Cruse will be on the ballot for supervisor.
Douglas Westholm is on the ballot for clerk, and Louis Reetz is on the ballot for treasurer.
Jerry Lofthus is on the ballot for town constable.
Town of Spring Brook
John E. Schaefer is on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Spring Brook, while Michael Moose Hase is on the ballot for Supervisor 1, and Jerry M. Hotchkiss is on the ballot for Supervisor 2.
Mary Strand is on the ballot for clerk.
Two candidates are on the ballot for treasurer: Amber Svihovec and Colleen A. Mensing.
Town of Tainter
Randy Valaske is on the ballot for town chair in the Town of Tainter, while Jerry Mrdutt and Kathy Schlough are on the ballot for supervisor.
The Town of Tainter appoints a clerk-treasurer.
Supreme Court
One state-wide position is on the ballot in the April 2 election to succeed state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, whose term of office will expire July 31, 2019.
Supreme Court justices in Wisconsin serve for a 10-year term.
Justice Abrahamson has decided to retire from her position on the state Supreme Court.
State Appeals Court Chief Judge Lisa Neubauer and state appellate Judge Brian Hagedorn will be on the ballot for the Supreme Court justice position April 2.
Court of Appeals
One candidate is on the ballot for District III Court of Appeals judge.
Judge Lisa K. Stark, the incumbent in the position, will be the only candidate on the ballot for the six-year term for the District III Court of Appeals.
District III covers the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas and Washburn.