<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0aMba1_1GtpZjMC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0aMba1_1GtpZjMC00" width="1200" height="800" ></figure>*Editor’s Note: Percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth and write-ins are excluded Whitewater Unified School District $5.5 million four-year non recurring referendumIn addition to political government races, the Whitewater community voted on the Whitewater Unified School District’s (WUSD) $5.5 million four-year nonrecurring referendum. With 47.5% voting “Yes” and 52.6% voting “No,” the district’s referendum did not pass. The Nov. 3 referendum marks the first time within the past 10 years that citizens voted against WUSD. According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the November 2016 referendum passed with 71.0% for Yes, the November 2018 referendum passed with 63.5% for Yes, the November 2022 referendum passed with 56.2% for Yes, and the April 2025 referendum passed with 52.1% for Yes.“We thank everyone who attended an informational session, asked questions and took the time to learn about the proposal. We appreciate our community’s engagement throughout this process,” WUSD posted on Facebook. “In the coming weeks and months, the school board and district leaders will review the budget and consider next steps to address our financial challenges. We remain committed to keeping our community informed and will share updates as decisions are made.”The three participating counties’ votes are broken down in the table below by county:Yes No Total:Walworth County 2,578 2,842 5,420Jefferson County 635 593 1228Rock County 185 328 513Total: 3398 3763 7161———-You might call it a landslide win, a “blue wave” or even a “blue tsunami.” Regardless of what you call it, the Democratic Party won significant victories across the country, including in Wisconsin during the Nov. 3 midterm elections.At the national level, the Democrats flipped five governorships, 44 House of Representatives seats and seven Senate seats, according to the Associated Press (AP) at the time of publication. The Republicans did see success in Tennessee and Texas, flipping two House seats. At the state level, the Democratic party won many of Wisconsin’s races. Notably, as the AP reported, the party won control of the legislative and executive branches. This marks the first time since 2010 where the Democrats have control of both. However, in a trend throughout many of the races, Walworth County primarily voted for Republican candidates. Key races Whitewater voters participated in are described below.Governor/Lieutenant GovernorMilwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski lost to Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District Rep. Tom Tiffany and former Lancaster, Wis. Mayor David Varnam. While, according to the AP, 54.1% of state-wide voters chose Crowley/Godlewski and 45.9% for Tiffany/Varnam, Walworth County did not share this same preference for Crowley and Godlewski. 46,261 county votes were cast in the gubernatorial race, of which, 57.1% were for Tiffany and Vernam. This continues the county’s trend of voting for Republican gubernatorial candidates. The City of Whitewater, however, voted for Crowley and Godlewski. And even when compared to the rest of the state, it voted at a much higher proportion with 69.2% of votes going toward the Democratic candidates. The city’s votes are broken down in the table below:Source: Walworth County Tom Tiffany and David Vernan David Crowley and Sarah Godlewski Total:Wards 1-7 923 1,715 2638Wards 8-10 199 805 1,004Total: 1,122 2,520 3,6421st Congressional DistrictDefeating 1st Congressional District incumbent Rep. Brian Steil, Democratic candidate Mitchell Berman is set to take the congressional seat in January. 52.0% of the district, according to the AP, voted for Berman while the other 48.0% voted for Steil. Just like the gubernatorial election, Walworth County stood out when compared to its sister counties in the 1st Congressional District. Only Walworth and Racine counties voted for Steil. However, Racine saw a much narrower win with 50.4% going toward Steil compared to Walworth’s 57.2%.Just like the gubernatorial election, Whitewater voters chose Berman. 68.0% of votes went toward Bernman, while 32.0% voted for Steil. The city’s votes are broken down in the table below:Source: Walworth County Brian Steil Mitchell Berman Total:Wards 1-7 946 1,680 2,626Wards 8-10 201 759 960Total: 1,147 2,439 3,586State Senate District 15The State Senate District 15 race saw three candidates: Republican Scott Fleming, Democrat and Incumbent Sen. Mark Spreitzer, and Independent Christopher Dean. At the end of the night, voters had chosen Spreitzer to return the senate with 57.3% of votes going toward him. 37.9% of votes went to Fleming and 4.7% went to Dean.Unlike the gubernatorial and 1st Congressional District races, the majority of Walworth County voters, 56.7%, chose the Democratic candidate, Spreitzer. And the other two counties, Jefferson and Rock counties, also had a majority of voters reelect Spreitzer, with 58.3% and 57.4%, respectively. Just like the other races, Whitewater voted for Spreitzer at a much higher percentage than the rest of the counties. 63.9% of voters across the ten wards voted for Spreitzer. The three participating counties’ votes are broken down in the table below:Scott Fleming Mark Spreitzer Christopher Dean Total:Walworth County 2,077 3,043 246 5,366Rock County 24,723 37,425 3,051 65,199Total 27,266 41,219 3,368 71,853Assembly District 43Democratic Assembly District 43 Rep. Brienne Brown will return to the Wisconsin Assembly in January after defeating Republican candidate Paul McGraw. Across the four counties that make up the district, Brown received 58.8% of votes while McGraw received 41.2% of votes.Just as Walworth county voted for Democratic state senator candidate, the county voted for the Democratic candidate in this race as well. At just under three points over Spreitzer, Brown received 59.5% of votes from the county. Whitewater voted at an even higher rate with 69.9% of the vote going toward Brown. The four participating counties’ votes are broken down in the table below:Paul McGraw Brienne Brown Total:Walworth County 2,164 3,176 5,340Jefferson County 474 807 1,281Rock County 8,172 11,449 19,621Dane County 38 29 67Total 10,848 15,461 26,309In addition to these races, Whitewater residents voted on the attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer elections. According to the AP and Wisconsin Public Radio, Josh Kaul was elected as Attorney General, JoCasta Zamarripa was elected Secretary of State and Yee Leng Xiong was elected Treasurer, all three being Democratic candidates.All of the state-level elected candidates will be sworn into their respective positions in early January. You can view all of the election results at the Walworth County website. </div></body>

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*Editor’s Note: Percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth and write-ins are excluded. Whitewater Unified School District $5.5 million four-year non recurring referendum. In addition to political government races, the Whitewater community voted on the Whitewater Unified School District’s (WUSD) $5.5 million four-year nonrecurring referendum. With 47.5% voting...

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