Spring 2020 Election Results

After last-minute decisions by the Wisconsin and US Supreme Courts, Tuesday's Wisconsin Spring Election went forward, including a court-ordered requirement that absentee ballots had to be returned or postmarked by April 7 to be valid. Left standing was an earlier court decision that mandated that results could not be relased until April 13, giving time for absentee ballots to be received and counted.

The Spring Election included local contests for city council, school board and county board, a CVTC referendum, a state constitutional amendment, and a statewide race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Eau Claire County Clerks' office estimates turnout this spring was 34.7% compared to 25% in Spring 2019.

Unofficial results as of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14

Eau Claire City Council
Both open seats on the Eau Claire City Council are elected by all voters in the City:

Eau Claire City Council President - Three-year term
Terry Weld (I) - unopposed

At-Large Council Member - 1 seat open (of 5 total At-Large Council Members)
Two candidates ran to fill the seat vacated last fall by the resignation of Council Member Laura Benajamin, which is the remaining two years of a three-year term:
 10,245 Mai Xiong
    5,386 Dale Poynter

Xiong wins City Council seat (Leader-Telegram) 
Xiong Wins Race for Vacant Seat on Eau Claire City Council (Volume One)

For both City Council seats, all three candidates participated in our questionnaire. Click this link to view their answers:
Good Government Council Questionnaire - Eau Claire City Council

Altoona Mayor and City Council
Each candidate for the following positions are unopposed (all are 2-year terms)
Mayor Brendan Pratt (I)
District 1: Dale Stuber (I)
District 2: Timothy Lima
District 3: Maria Guzman 
For more information:
​City of Altoona District Boundaries

Eau Claire School Board
There are three seats being elected on the Eau Claire School Board, all At-Large. Two are for a three-year term, and one is to fill the final year of the unexpired term of Joe Luginbill, who resigned last fall. The top two vote-getters will fill the three-year terms, and the third place winner will fill the one-year vacancy.

Ballot and write-in candidates: Only two candidates filed to appear on the ballot, so at least one of the seats will be filled by a write-in candidate. There were three registered write-in candidates.
 14,045 Lori Bica (I) - wins 3 yr term
 11,701 Phil Lyons (I) - wins 3 yr term
   1,014 Joshua Clements (write-in) - fills 1 yr unexpired term
      889 Eric Fisher (write-in)
      294 Justin Hendrickson (write-in)

Both incumbents and two of the write-in candidates participated in our questionnaire. Click below to view:
Good Government Council Questionnaire - Eau Claire School Board

Altoona School Board
There are two seats being elected for the Altoona School Board, with three candidates: 
 1,292 Hillarie Roth
 1,164 Terry Neff (I)
 1,138 Gregg Webert

Candidate information:
Good Government Council Questionnaire - Altoona School Board
Video recorded Candidate Forum - Altoona School Board

Eau Claire County Board
All 29 seats are up for a two-year term.  County Board members are elected by District. 
Click the link below for the list of candidates by district, and their Questionnaire answers:
Good Government Council Questionnaire - Eau Claire County Board

Results for contested races (winners in bold)
District 2:
 542 Sandra McKinney (I)
 160 Robert Haddeman

District 6:
 400 Bert Moritz (I)
 569 Dane Zook

District 9:
 588 Donald Mowry (I)
 365 Todd McClain

District 10:
 805 Nancy Coffey (I)
 610 John Folstad

District 15:
 398 Nick Smiar (I)
  90 Tim Krueger

District 16:
 176 Andrew Carrillo
 280 Emily Huerta 

District 17:
 646 Martha Nieman (I)
 351 Cyndi Burton

District 18:
  73 James Dunning (I)
  18 Chase Matthews

District 24:
 592 Heather Deluka (I)
 352 Josh Sterling

District 25:
 673 Melissa Janssen (I)
 229 Sam Mannhardt

District 27:
 384 Zoe Roberts (I)
 354 Randy Demars

​District 29:
 350 Patrick Lavelle (I)
 525 Missy Christopherson

Referendum: Chippewa Valley Technical College
Voters in CVTC's 11-county district will decide on a $48.8 million referendum for workforce-related facilities. The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce, by a unanimous vote of its Board of Directors, supports a "yes" vote on the referendum.
Referendum details and project information (CVTC)
Chamber supports CVTC referendum (Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce)

With 326 of 330 precincts reporting:
 45,407 (62%) yes
 27,499 ( 38%) no
Voters Approve CVTC Referendum (Leader-Telegram)

Wisconsin Supreme Court
One seat for a 10-year term
 692,523 Daniel Kelly (I)
 855,981 Jill Karofsky

Jill Karofsky Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Defeating Conservative Incumbent (WPR)

Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment
A Wisconsin Constitutional Amendment to expand victim's rights appears on the ballot. Below are links for more information, including from proponents and opponents.
Ballotpedia
Marcy's Law for Wisconsin(favors passage)
Take a stand against fatally flawed Marsy’s Law (opposes passage)
 1,106,013 (75%) Yes
    370,829 (25%) No

Presidential Preference Primary
Voters also have an opportunity to express their preference for Presidential candidates in either the Democratic or Republican Party. You may vote in either one, but not both. 

Democratic
 581,303 (63%) Joe Biden 
 293,581 (32%) Bernie Sanders

Republican
 616,705 (98%) Donald Trump
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Posted by Scott Rogers, Governmental Affairs & Workforce Director
rogers@eauclairechamber.org