2022 Kenosha County Spring Election result story collection

Samantha Kerkman of Salem Lakes has defeated Rebecca Matoska-Mentink in Tuesday's Spring Election to become the next Kenosha County executive.

In unofficial results, Kerkman received 14,693 votes, or 51.32% of the vote. Matoska-Mentink received 13,886, or 48.5% of the vote.

A major facilities referendum and a three-year operational referendum both were passed by Salem School District electors Tuesday.

According to unofficial results, a referendum seeking $18.3 million for facility improvements aimed at updating the aging building passed by a vote of 990-848.

Voters in the Kenosha Unified School District returned a long-time incumbent and elected two newcomers to the School Board on Tuesday night.

Rebecca Stevens, currently the longest serving member of the board, topped all candidates with 10,395 votes in the Spring Election, followed by Kristine Schmaling and Eric Meadows with 9,682 and 9,412 votes, respectively.

School districts across western Kenosha County will have new faces following Tuesday’s Spring Election.

Wilmot Union High School, Randall School, Riverview School and Bristol School electors all chose a host of newcomers to serve their respective school boards.

Three Kenosha County Board races were nearly too close to call, with unofficial vote totals of less than 10 votes likely to trigger free recounts if requested by one of the candidates in those races.

A fourth race was separated by 12 votes, which would not lead to a no-cost recount but one could be requested and paid for by a candidate in that race.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — Voters approved a $1.6 million referendum that would allow Pleasant Prairie to increase its tax levy by $1.6 million to hire 16 new public safety employees, firefighters and police officers next year.

On Tuesday night, the public safety referendum was favored 2,370 to 2,199, according to completed but unofficial vote tallies. The polling is considered unofficial until a canvass of the votes on Friday.

There will be some turnover in city aldermanic districts, which saw at least two incumbents lose re-election bids for the Kenosha City Council in Tuesday’s Spring Election.

Six of the 17 City Council aldermanic seats — districts 2, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 — were contested Tuesday. The only race without an incumbent was District 12, because Ald. Mitchell Pedersen decided not to run for re-election.

Voters in western Kenosha County approved referendums to exceed levy limits in two school districts, one barely, on Tuesday.

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Bristol School electors approved a $22.3 million facility referendum in Tuesday’s Spring Election.

According to unofficial vote totals, 61% of voters approved the measure.

Contested Village and Town Board races were decided in Tuesday’s Spring Election in western Kenosha County.

Here are the results: