Election Results: Green Bay City Council, New Neenah Mayor

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The polls are officially closed in the spring non-partisan primary election across the state. There were a number of popular and hotly contested local races taking place.

The Green Bay City Council race has been getting a lot of attention lately, as outside dark money has been targeting the non-partisan contest with heavy partisan advertising and influences.

Mayor Eric Genrich and his office have also been under fire for the events of the past three elections, which have raised concerns and drawn close eyes – particularly from the state’s Republican party. Along with attracting the ire of an investigation into the 2020 presidential election, it also launched efforts to bring in election observers, which again, has already triggered controversy.

Note: (i) indicates incumbent candidates

In the Green Bay City Council race, we’re seeing:

• Jennifer Grant
  794
  54%
• Barbara Dorff (i)
  681
  46%

Green Bay Council  District 5

• Craig Stevens (i)
  590
  66%
• Robert Maccaux
  298
  34%

The Appleton City Council also has a handful of races:

The Oshkosh City Council had three seats up for grabs. The three incumbents in the race will keep those seats.

The City of Neenah will see Jane Lang as their first new mayor in nearly a decade, after Mayor Dean Kaufert announced back in November that he would not be seeking re-election.

Jane Lang (Photo courtesy of Jane Lang)

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School board races are also seeing a significant amount of fresh faces, especially in the wake of the pandemic with a number of disagreements between groups of parents and school leaders regarding masking and quarantining policies.

The Green Bay School Board is taking the top three vote-getters. That means incumbent Laura Laitinen-Warren will be joined by newcomers James Lyerly and Bryan Milz on the board.

The Appleton School Board has four open seats.

The Oshkosh School Board had two contested seats, but a tight race will keep the incumbents in place.

The polls officially close at 8:00 p.m. tonight.

You can find results for every race and referendum in the area here.