SHEBOYGAN - Voter turnout in the city of Sheboygan was six percentage points higher Tuesday than the last election with a mayor's race.
Turnout in the the city was 28% Tuesday, compared to 22% in 2017 when John Belanger challenged Mike Vandersteen for the job of mayor.
Vandersteen beat Belanger with 3,952 votes to Belanger’s 1,678.
Tuesday's election showed increased interest in the mayor's race compared to 2017, with Ryan Sorenson securing 4,417 votes over Vandersteen's 3,113. That's 1,900 more votes cast in the mayor's race than in 2017.
The 7,530 votes cast in Tuesday's mayor's race were comparable to the number of votes cast in the 2013 mayor's race, which saw 7,921 votes. In that race, Vandersteen beat Terry Van Akkeren 4,059 votes to 3,862.