Hyslop loses reelection bid; Crawford wins Supreme Court seat

In a 323 to 257 vote, Debra Brown ousted long-term incumbent Jeff Hyslop in the race for City of Eagle River Mayor.

Hyslop was first elected mayor in April, 2001, following the previous mayor, Dan Meyer, being elected into the State Assembly. Hyslop was first elected to the Common Council in April of 1995 as an Alderman.

“I am looking forward to getting to work with staff and council members on the issues that keep the City running and looking to the future,” Brown said.
Brown will be sworn into office on April 15.

Of the 17,824 registered voters in Vilas County, 11,176 — or 63% — participated in the April 1 election.

More information about recent election results can be found by visiting the Vilas County elections page at vilascountywi.gov/residents/elections/index.php.

Town board races

While many local municipal seats ran uncontested, winners in town board races included:

Arbor Vitae: Frank Bauers for Town Chair; Ashley Roach and Lawrence Haling for Town Supervisor.

Boulder Junction: Dennis Reuss for Town Chair; Laura Bertch and Gylan Schutt for Supervisor; Daniel Driscoll for Treasurer.

Cloverland: Steve Favorite beat Scott Maciosek for Town Chair; Francine Gough for Supervisor 1; Mike Gough for Supervisor 2.

Conover: Karl Jennrich for Town Chair; Duane Hunt for Supervisor 1; Neal Adams for Supervisor 2.

Lac du Flambeau: Matt Gaulke beat challenger Stephanie Minisinookwe Thompson for Town Chair; Raymond Wildcat, Bob Hanson, Dennis Pearson and Stephanie Greenway for Supervisor seats.

Land O’ Lakes: Daniel Balog for Town Chair; Kevin Konnow and Samuel Otterpohl for Town Supervisor; Lynn Jolin for Treasurer.

Lincoln: Bill Hassey for Town Chair; Kim Simac for Supervisor 1; Dick Stoegbauer came out over Bill Marshall for a Supervisor 3 seat.

Manitowish Waters: John Hanson for Town Chair; Lynn Schroeder and Douglas Zeise for Supervisor seats.

Phelps: Steve Doyen for Town Chair; Steve Waier and Maureen Robinson for Supervisor seats; Brett Petrick for Constable; and write-in candidate Courtney Szuta for Sanitary District Secretary.

Plum Lake: Jackey Postuchow for Town Chair; Kevin Rasmussen for Supervisor 1; Jona Eliason for Supervisor 2; Robert Klager came out over Shane Zaruba for Treasurer.

Presque Isle: Allen Eschenbauch beat incumbent John MacLean for Town Chair; Carl Wolter and Cathy Weber for Supervisor; Kimberly Prott for Clerk; Becky Jirikowic for Treasurer; write-in candidate Mitch Dumask came out over fellow write-in candidate Anthony Breede for Constable.

St. Germain: John Vojta for Town Chair; write-in candidate Bob Olson coming out over fellow write-ins David Levihn and Frederick Locher for the Supervisor 3 seat; Peggy Nimz for Supervisor 4; Jenn Jones for Treasurer.

Washington: Jim Egan for Town Chair; Carole Linn and Art Grant for Supervisor seats.

Winchester: Joseph Discianno for Town Chair; Robert Silvis and Nicholas Newton for Town Supervisor seats; Erin Newton for Clerk; John Grimmer for Treasurer.

Eagle River: Debbie Brown beat incumbent Jeff Hyslop for mayor; Vic Washelesky for District 1 Alderperson; Jerry Burkett for District 2 Alderperson; Kim Schaffer for District 3 Alderperson; Dan Dumas for District 4 Alderperson.

State races

In the highly contentious race for Supreme Court Justice, Susan Crawford beat out Brad Schimel with 1,301,128 votes to his 1,063,244 — 55% of the vote. In Vilas County, Schimel came ahead in a 6,541 to 4,572 vote.

In the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction, incumbent Jill Underly was able to retain her seat against challenger Brittney Kinser in a 1,148,451 to 1,022,350 vote. In Vilas, the vote went to Kinser with 5,657 to 4,161.

The referendum question asking voters if it should be a requirement for Wisconsin voters to show valid identification when voting in Wisconsin Elections was approved with almost 63% of the vote. In Vilas, the vote was for approval with 7,800 to 2,797.