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Washburn County Register
Fall 2012 election page

Produced by Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association, Frederic, WI
Publishers of Inter-County Leader and Washburn County Register newspapers
Designed/compiled/written by Gary King, editor and Gregg Westigard, staff reporter

Stories from the Register
• Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 6; contests from the White House to courthouse STORY
• Fall legislative campaigns underway; change in district lines STORY
• Look who's running for president; seven candidates on Wisconsin ballot STORY
• Referendum issues on ballot for some local voters STORY

Other coverage
• 7th Congressional District: Duffy-Kreitlow clash over health care, taxes STORY
• Baldwin, Thompson tangle in Wausau debate STORY

Links for voters
Find your polling place
Who are my legislators?

Contests at glance

R - Republican D-Democrat I-Incumbent

US Senate (to replace retiring Herb Kohl)
Tommy G. Thompson – R tommyforwisconsin.com
Tammy Baldwin – D tammybaldwin.com
Joseph Kexel – Libertarian kexel2012.com
Nimrod Y. U. Allen III – I.D.E.A. yuallen.com

US Congress – District 7
Sean Duffy – R/I duffyforcongress.com
Pat Kreitlow – D kreitlowforcongress.com

State senate - District 25 NO ELECTION
Sen. Robert Jauch D/I

Assembly – District 73 NO ELECTION
Nick Milroy – D/I

Assembly – District 75
Roger Rivard – R/I rivardforassembly.com
Stephen Smith – D Stephen-4-75thwi.com

Washburn County
County Clerk
Jacque Avery – D
Lolita Olson - R

Treasurer NO ELECTION
Janet Ullom –R/I

Register of Deeds NO ELECTION
Diane Poach D/I

District Attorney NO ELECTION
J. Michael Bitney – R/I

U.S. President/vice president
Barack Obama/Joe Biden - D/I
Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan - R
Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer - Constitution
Gary Johnson/James P. Gray – Libertarian
Jill Stein/Ben Manski – Green
Gloria La Riva/Filberto Ramirez, Jr. – Socialism and Liberation
Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer – Socialist Equality

Local races
County Clerk
Washburn County

Washburn County Clerk Lynn Hoeppner is retiring at the end of the year after working in the clerk office 22 years, the last six years as County Clerk. The elected position is on the November ballot and two people, Jacque Avery and Lolita Olson are running for the position. The winner will start a four year term of office in January. STORY

Jacque Avery
Democrat

Lolita Olson
Republican

75th Assembly District

State Rep. Roger Rivard, Republican, faces Stephen Smith, Democrat, in his run for a second term in district 75. The district includes Roosevelt in Burnett County, McKinley, Johnstown, and the town and village of Clear Lake in Polk County, all of Barron County, and small parts of St. Croix and Dunn counties.

Roger Rivard
Incumbent (R)
Statement/bio/campaign finance
Campaign web site
Facebook site

Stephen Smith
Challenger (D)
Statement/bio/campaign finance
Campaign web site
Facebook site N/A

7th Congressional District

First-term Congressman Sean Duffy (R) is being challenged by former newscaster and state senator Pat Kreitlow (D) of Chippewa Falls. The 7th District encompasses the north half of Wisconsin.

Sean Duffy
Incumbent (R)
Statement/bio/campaign finance
Campaign web site
Facebook site

Pat Kreitlow
Challenger (D)
Statement/bio/campaign finance
Campaign web site
Facebook site

U.S. Senate

A former Wisconsin governor is facing off against a current member of Congress are the forerunners in the race to fill the seat being vacated by longtime U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, who decided to not seek re-election. Republican Tommy Thompson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin are joined on the ballot by Libertarian Joseph Kexel and IDEA party candidate Nimrod Y.U. Allen III.