Voters line up at the Hodag Dome April 4. Oneida County voter turnout was 49.78% . Bob Mainhardt photo.

By Star Journal Staff

Oneida County voters selected Michael W. Schiek over Mary Burns for Circuit Court judge. Unofficial results show Scheik, the Oneida County District Attorney, won 6,636 votes to Burns’ 5,697. Burns was appointed to the bench last year to fill out the term of the retiring Patrick O’Melia.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice race went to Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz beat Daniel Kelly 55.5% to 44.5%, with 99% of votes counted.

All three referendum questions received a majority of ‘yes’ votes

According to the Oneida County Clerk’s website, 13,097 voters, or 49.78% of the county’s registered voters cast ballots yesterday.

Many of the local races were uncontested; the unofficial results of the contested races are listed below.

Contested races

Circuit Court Judge

Mary Burns         5,697

Michael W. Schiek           6,636

Town of Crescent

Chair

Joel F. Knutson                 421

Robb Jensen      445

Supervisor 2 (vote for one)

Michael E. Pazdernik      455

Steve Birch         314

Town of Little Rice

Supervisor (vote for two)

James H. Treu    88

Ted Albright       36 (registered write-in)

Larry Mathein    37 (registered write-in)

Town of Lynne

Supervisor (vote for two)

Scott Sattler       40

Klem      29           (write-in)

Rice        9              (write-in)

Zunker  8              (write-in)

Brown   3              (write-in)

Minocqua

Town Board Supervisor (vote for two)

Ryan Domaszek                569

Billy Fried             765

John Thompson                726

Sue Heil                790

Town of Monico

Town Board Supervisor (vote for two)

Ben Briggs           79

Catherine Fisher               35

Nancy Fisher      41

Town of Newbold

Town Board Supervisor (vote for two)

Petra Pietrzak    485

Steve Macheichok           259

Scott Ridderbusch         404

Bradley White   368

Town of Piehl

Town Board Supervisor (vote for two)

Keyanna Houg   17

Frank Klesczewski            11

Carl Hansen        15

Town of Schoepke

Treasurer

Ann Palubicki     77

Veronica Duvall 76

Town of Stella

Town Board Chair

David Brunette 109

Kristen M. Hanneman    113

Town of Three Lakes

Town Board Chair

Brian Slizewski   280

Roger Brisk         559

Justice of the Supreme Court

Protaskewicz     1,021,374             55.5%

Kelly                      818,268 44.5%

How Oneida County voted:

Janet C. Protasiewicz  6,602

Daniel Kelly         6,717