Advertisement Alderman Bob Muth withdrew his bid for re-election, which could leave the 2nd District without a second representative. Clarence Stellner holds the other seat and is not up for re-election this spring.
As of Tuesday, no one had registered with the city clerk as a write-in candidate to replace Muth.
Incumbent council members Dennis Aspenson and Tim Miller are uncontested as they seek re-election in Districts 1 and 3, respectively.
While the Onalaska council now lacks a candidate for every seat and many elected offices are uncontested, there are a few election races in the area to watch.
The most heated race might be in the town of Onalaska, where Town Chairman Stan Hauser is headed toward a head-to-head rematch with former Town Chairman Dave Paudler, and the other two board members face opposition, too.
Steve Michaels is running against incumbent Joe Schaller for Supervisor I. Marc Schultz, husband of Town Clerk Sue Schultz, is challenging Warren Booth for the Supervisor II spot.
Paula Hammes is running uncontested for the Onalaska town treasurer position.
Another spirited race is in Holmen, where John Chapman is challenged by Nancy Proctor for Holmen village president.
Four people are running for three seats on the Holmen Village Board. Three incumbents — Richard Anderson, Mark Seitz and Tony Szak — will be joined on the ballot by Anthony Horvath.
Town Chairman George Hammes and Supervisor Scott Lien seek re-election. Dave Bentzen and Jay Bratberg are running for the Supervisor 1 seat vacated by James Halvorson, who decided not to seek re-election after many years on the board.
Other races
Kolschnick serves as the presiding judge of the Jefferson County Circuit Court and deputy chief judge of Wisconsin’s 3rd Judicial District.
Evers has more than 34 years in education, including as deputy state superintendent. Fernandez co-owns a small business with her firefighter husband, Javiar, and is a clinical nurse specialist and registered nurse by profession.
