Primary Election Today!
In today’s New Berlin primary election, District 1 voters will cast their ballots at Hickory Grove Center, 2600 S. Sunny Slope Road, for 2 at-large seats on the Elmbrook School Board. There are 6 candidates. In alphabetical order, they are: Warren Groff, Beth Horneffer, Genevieve Schmidt, Sandra Schultz, Kathryn Wilson, and (incumbent) Robert Ziegler. The top four vote-getters will go on to the April general election.
District 5 voters will go to Eisenhower High School, 4333 S. Sunny Slope Road, to cast their ballots for alderman. Candidates on the ballot are Jacob Krueger, Deena Liska, and (incumbent) Joseph Poshepny. The top two vote-getters will advance to the April 6 general election.
Earlier this month, Poshepny announced his withdrawal from the race for health reasons. He has had serious medical problems and wants to concentrate on his rehabilitiation.
Of course, Poshepny is not the only candidate to ever withdraw from a race.
Indeed, in 2007 (between the Feb. primary and April election), 5th District aldermanic candidate Don Counsell announced his withdrawal from the race after getting into a pub brawl/ being arrested for battery. New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government (NBCRG) filed paperwork with the City Clerk on Feb. 12, 2007 expressing its support for Counsell and 3rd District aldermanic candidate Ron Seidl. NBCRG later withdrew its endorsement of Counsell.
In 2007, there were large Vote for Counsell signs on display at various New Berlin locations. Those signs carried an authorized and paid for by Vern Bentley disclaimer on them.
Speaking of changing one's mind, NBCRG had endorsed Roger Hegeman when he initially ran for 5th District alderman. But when Hegeman ran for re-election in 2007, NBCRG opted to endorse Counsell.
Joe Poshepny, who had been eliminated in the 2007 Primary, subsequently launched a write-in campaign and received the most votes for 5th District alderman in the April 2007 general election.