GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -With polls open all day Tuesday, political experts expect a bigger turnout than the Primary Election, but say the overall turnout will still likely be on the smaller side.
The race that is getting the most widespread attention is the State Supreme Court race between Judge Brian Hagedorn and Judge Lisa Neubauer.
Aaron Weinschenk, Political Science Professor at UW-Green Bay says it gets the most attention because it is statewide, but for many, it still holds little interest.
“It’s not like these are widely known people and also Supreme Court elections tend to be, you know, pretty low types of information types of election.”
Locally, the race to become the next Mayor of Green Bay has been a big topic for months. In the Primary, Eric Genrich had a convincing win over Patrick Buckley when the field had eight candidates.
Now the field has been narrowed down to two.
“Eric Genrich has a lot of name recognition because the represented a large part of the city as a State Representative for many years.”
He added that Buckley has served in many capacities in Green Bay so many do know him as well.
He says more people voting would be one tipping point and the other is where will those that voted for one of the other six candidates cast their ballots this time around?
Brown County voters will also get the chance to select their County Executive. Incumbent Troy Streckenbach faces challenger Mark Berndt.
Five candidates are running for three seats on the Green Bay School Board. John Jahnke, Eric Vanden Heuvel, Brenda Warren, Kristina Shelton, and Paul Boucher are all seeking a seat.
A few area school districts also have a referendum on the ballot.
Weinschenk says to him, the races that people need to pay attention to are for the seats in towns and villages.
“These people are making choices on things that impact our daily lives like what the roads are like and what kind of businesses they are pulling in.”
A complete list of local races will be available at WTAQ.com with results being updated through the night.
