Municipal races
While no city or county positions were up for reelection on Tuesday, some villages and towns had important local races, some with sweeping changes.
The town of Wausau will have a new chairperson, with Matthew Lee Baer beating out incumbent John Prahl with 56% of the vote, totaling 372 versus Prahl s 295.
Incumbents Barbara Ermeling and Nate Fiene will remain on the Weston Village Board and welcome newcomer Hooshang Zeyghami, who narrowly beat out incumbent Jon Ziegler by 11 votes, according to unofficial results
George Peterson will remain Rothschild village president, after receiving 483 votes compared with opponent Ken Merritt s 223 votes.
For more town and village races, follow the Daily Herald s live results here.
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Editor s note: This story has been updated to correct the college from which Kay Gruling received her medical doctorate.
WAUSAU - In addition to the statewide superintendent of public instruction race, local residents will also get to vote for who will represent them on their school boards in next week s spring election on April 6.
Seven candidates are facing off for four seats on the board. Current Wausau School Board members Pat McKee and Tricia Zunker are seeking re-election. They will face challengers Karen Vandenberg, Kay Gruling, Jon Creisher, Nicolas Bisgrove and Cody Nikolai.
The Wausau Daily Herald sent each candidate a questionnaire and asked them to limit their responses to about 100 words. Their answers presented here have been edited slightly for length and clarity.