Depending on where voters reside, across Racine County, no more than two races should appear on any one ballot in the primary election that ends Tuesday.
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February 16, 2021
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until 8:00 p.m.
The key race across the state for the spring primary is the race for the state school superintendent.
Seven candidates are on the ballot for the superintendent position, previously held by Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor: Sheila Briggs, Joe Fenrick, Troy Gunderson, Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams, Deborah Kerr, Steve Krull, and Jill Underly.
The top two candidates from today’s primary will then move on to the spring election on April 6.
Other featured local races include Maple School District Board Member, Winter School Board, and LaPointe Municipal Supervisor.
The two candidates voters choose will take part in a runoff election on Apr. 6.
The winner will replace current state Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor, who has been in the position since 2019 when Tony Evers became governor. She is not running for reelection.
Here is a bit about each of the candidates:
Shelia Briggs
Briggs taught kindergarteners for three decades and then became a principal. She later worked at the Madison district office as the Elementary Lead Principal. Evers asked her to be an Assistant State Superintendent in 2011 for the Department of Public Instruction and was later re-appointed by Stanford Taylor in 2019.
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The state superintendent candidates clockwise from top left: Sheila Briggs, Joe Fenrick, Troy Gunderson, Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams, Deborah Kerr, Steve Krull and Jill Underly.
On Feb. 16, Wisconsin voters will narrow a field of seven candidates vying to become Wisconsin’s next top education official after state Superintendent
The crop of candidates includes current and former school administrators, a teacher, an assistant state superintendent and a former member of Gov.
Tony Evers‘ administration. Six of the candidates recently spoke about their campaigns during appearances on WPR’s “The Morning Show.”
The top two candidates advance to the April runoff election.
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State superintendent candidates clockwise from top left: Sheila Briggs, Joe Fenrick, Troy Gunderson, Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams, Deborah Kerr, Steve Krull and Jill Underly.
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Wisconsin voters will narrow a field of seven candidates vying to become Wisconsin’s next top education official after state Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor s term ends in July.
The crop of candidates includes current and former school administrators, a teacher, an assistant state superintendent and a former member of Gov. Tony Evers administration. Six of the candidates recently spoke about their campaigns during appearances on WPR s The Morning Show.