Most county supervisors unopposed in elections 8 circuit court judges also have no opponent
At least 11 of 17 Milwaukee County Board supervisors seeking re-election this spring will not face opposition on the April 3 ballot.
A Feb. 20 primary election will be scheduled in the Milwaukee County Board’s 8th District where incumbent Supervisor David Sartori is facing two challengers in his bid for a second term, county elections director Julietta Henry said Tuesday.
James Davies of South Milwaukee and Steven Shea of Cudahy are vying to unseat Sartori in the spring election. The 8th District encompasses the cities of St. Francis, Cudahy and South Milwaukee, as well as portions of Oak Creek.
At least eleven of 17 Milwaukee County Board supervisors seeking re-election this spring will not face opposition on the April 3 ballot, according to the county Election Commission’s preliminary candidate summary.
The filing deadline for ballot access in the spring election was 5 p.m. Tuesday and commission staff had not verified sufficient nomination signatures for a few candidates at the close of business.
Eight Milwaukee County circuit court judges running for re-election in April are unopposed.
In Waukesha County, two candidates are running for the Branch 12 court seat now held by Judge Kathryn Foster, who is not seeking reelection. Laura Lau has been a Waukesha County court commissioner since 2001. Jack Melvin, formerly a claims supervisor with QBE North America, has been the state gaming administrator since his appointment in July.
In Washington County, Circuit Judge Andrew Gonring will face challenger Robert Olson. Olson unsuccessfully ran against Circuit Judge Todd Martens in 2017.
No Ozaukee County judges are on the spring election ballot.
One of the Milwaukee County Board’s 18 incumbent supervisors, Michael Mayo Sr., declared last month he would not run for re-election after 23 years on the board.
He was first elected to represent the 7th District in a 1994 special election.
Two candidates, Felesia Martin and Kenneth Ginlack Sr., will compete for the vacant seat. The 7th District is located on the north side of Milwaukee.
County Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb Sr. will face challenger Casey Shorts in his bid for re-election to a fourth term representing the 1st District. Both candidates reside in Glendale.
The 1st District includes all of Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Glendale, River Hills and a portion of the northeast side of Milwaukee.
The other four districts where incumbent supervisors face opposition on April 3:
District 9: Supervisor Steve F. Taylor of Franklin faces a familiar foe in Patti Logsdon of Franklin. Taylor defeated Logsdon in the April 2016 election. He is asking voters to hire him for a third term.
District 12: Supervisor Peggy West is seeking a fifth term representing this district on Milwaukee’s south side. Her opponent is Sylvia Ortiz Velez. Nomination signatures for Velez had not been verified as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
District 17: Supervisor Tony Staskunas of West Allis is running against Timothy J. Johnson of Greenfield in a rematch of their April 2016 contest. Staskunas defeated Johnson that time and he is asking voters for a second full term. Johnson’s nomination signatures had not been verified as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
District 18: Supervisor Deanna Alexander will face challenger Sparkle Ashley in her bid for a third term. The 18th District is located on Milwaukee’s northwest side. Alexander’s nomination signatures had not been verified as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Milwaukee County Board supervisors are elected to two-year terms. They were elected to four-year terms prior to April 2016.