Voters reject $40M school district referendum

Wausau-area voters rejected a Wausau School District operational funding referendum on Tuesday.

Votes were counted in several contested races including the Wausau School District referendum, 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.

Wausau School District referendum

“Shall the Wausau School District, Marathon County, Wisconsin, be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $8,000,000 per year for five years, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and ending with the 2029-2030 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational expenses and capital maintenance and improvements?”

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%)

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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.

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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 epfantz@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Wausau Daily Herald: Wausau election results: Voters reject $40M school district referendum