Voter picks for Common Council, School Board & city clerk

Stevens Point-area voters elected mostly incumbents to the Common Council and School Board on Tuesday.

Votes were counted in several contested races including Stevens Point clerk and Common Council, Stevens Point School Board, Wisconsin Supreme Court, state superintendent of public instruction and a statewide referendum on an amendment to Wisconsin’s constitution.

Here are the results of those races.

Stevens Point City Clerk

Newcomer Susan Pagel was elected to the city clerk’s office. City clerks serve four-year terms.

• Susan Pagel: 6,468 (71.7%)

• Aline Cychosz: 2,553 (28.3%)

Stevens Point Common Council, District 7

Incumbent Mary Kneebone retains her seat. She has served the district for 10 years and will continue to pursue goals related to transportation and affordability. Stevens Point alderpersons serve two-year terms.

• Mary Kneebone (i): 492 (67.9%)

Stevens Point Common Council, District 11

Incumbent Shaun Morrow retains his seat. He has served the district for eight years and will continue to use his 25 years of government and criminal justice work experience to help his community. Stevens Point alderpersons serve two-year terms.

• Shaun Morrow (i): 326 (61.4%)

Stevens Point School Board

Incumbent Jennifer Bushman and newcomers Marne Mercer and Jeremy Lebrick earned the three seats available on the School Board. School Board members serve three-year terms.

• Jennifer Bushman (i): 11,026 (20.5%)

• Marne Mercer: 9,077 (16.8%)

• Jeremy Lebrick: 9,046 (16.8%)

• Barb Portzen (i): 8,726 (16.2%)

• Miguel Campos: 8,197 (15.2%)

• Kristina Smith: 7,826 (14.5%)

Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is made up of seven justices. Justices serve 10-year terms. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced her retirement from the Wisconsin Supreme Court in April after serving three terms since 1995. These results were reported as of 10:32 p.m. Tuesday with 89% of precincts reporting.

• Susan Crawford: 1,146,588 (54.5%)

• Brad Schimel: 957,534 (45.5%)

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State superintendent of public instruction

State superintendent serves a four-year term. Jill Underly has served in the position since 2021. These results were reported as of 10:32 p.m. Tuesday with 85% of precincts reporting.

• Jill Underly (i): 1,005,631 (52.5%)

• Brittany Kinser: 910,567 (47.5%)

MORE: Wisconsin superintendent election results: Incumbent Jill Underly defeats Brittany Kinser

Statewide referendum on constitutional amendment requiring a Wisconsin voter to present photo identification

“Photographic identification for voting. Shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?” These results were reported as of 10:33 p.m. Tuesday, with 86% of precincts reporting.

MORE: Wisconsin voters approve referendum question, voter ID law now part of state constitution

Erik Pfantz covers local government and education in central Wisconsin for USA TODAY NETWORK – Wisconsin and values his background as a rural Wisconsinite. Contact him at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Stevens Point Journal: Stevens Point election results: Common Council, School Board, City Clerk