Two Newcomers Win Seats on Wyandotte City Council

Wyandotte voters have returned four incumbent City Council candidates to their seats for another four years, while also giving the nod to two newcomers.

Council incumbents Daniel Galeski, Leonard Sabuda, Lawrence Stec and Sheri Sutherby-Fricke came out successful in Tuesday's election, along with Don Schultz and Ted Miciura Jr.

"I don’t even have words," said an excited Schultz minutes after learning he had won. "I just thank everyone in this city for trusting in me and for supporting me. I want to help move this city forward in the positive direction it’s going."

In the other contested race, Thomas Woodruff beat out his challenger, Jerry Kupser, to become Wyandotte's new city assessor. Incumbent Colleen Keehn did not seek re-election.

Mayor Joseph Peterson, City Clerk William Griggs and City Treasurer Todd Browning were not challenged for their positions.

All of the officeholders will be sworn in during an inauguration ceremony set for 7 p.m. Monday at Yack Arena. The public is invited.

Of Wyandotte's roughly 28,000 residents, 19,550 of them are registered voters. Of those, 2,867 cast a vote Tuesday, leading to a 15 percent turnout.

The results remain unofficial until members of the local canvassing board certify them. That's expected to occur Wednesday morning.

There's also the chance that a recount could be requested as seven votes separate a winning candidate from a losing candidate in the council race.

Miciura came in sixth place with 1,242 votes and edged out Kevin VanBoxell, who received 1,235 votes. Neither candidate could be reached Tuesday night for immediate comment.

The full vote tally can be found below, along with a live blog that was updated throughout the day on Tuesday.

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UPDATE 9 p.m.

The final results are in. Check the tally below for the results.

UPDATE 8 p.m.

The polls are closed. Check back here later for the results once they're released.

UPDATE 3:45 p.m.

Nearly 11 percent of the city's registered voters have cast a ballot in today's election as of 2:30 p.m., City Clerk William Griggs said.

The city, with a population of about 28,000 people, has 19,550 registered voters, Griggs said. As of 2:30 p.m., there were 2,101 ballots cast. Those include some ballots that were cast absentee as those ballots are counted at their respective precincts throughout the day.

UPDATE 3:10 p.m.

Several Wyandotte candidates are out working the various polls throughout the city.

City Council candidates Theodore Galeski, Don Schultz and Val Zavala were spotted at the Lincoln Center. (See photos to the right.) All said that campaigning has been strong and that things are going well.

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UPDATE 11:30 a.m.

About 7 percent of Wyandotte voters have cast their ballots in today's election as of 10:30 a.m., according to City Clerk William Griggs.

The city, with a population of about 28,000 people, has 19,550 registered voters, Griggs said. As of 10:30 a.m., there were 1,344 ballots cast. Those include some ballots that were cast absentee as those ballots are counted at their respective precincts throughout the day.

"Turnout is slow, but steady," Griggs said. "The weather is beautiful, so we know that's not to blame. Whether it will pick up this afternoon or tonight when people get off work, we'll have to wait and see."

As he knocked his knuckles on his desk, Griggs said there have been no problems so far today with any of the election equipment.

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Wyandotte voters will cast their ballots Tuesday for a handful of local elections including six city council seats and the city assessor position.

Ten candidates are running for Wyandotte City Council and two candidates are running for the city assessor seat.

Candidates running unopposed are Mayor Joseph Peterson, City Clerk William Griggs and City Treasurer Todd Browning.

There are no ballot proposals.

Griggs said he does not expect high volumes of voters at any of the ten precincts.

Find voting hours and polling locations in the Wyandotte Patch 2013 Election Guide. 

If you haven't voted yet, click on the PDF attached to the article to study a sample ballot before you go to the polls. 

Bookmark this webpage and come back throughout the day for more election news. Then, return at 8 p.m. when we'll be reporting Wyandotte's election results live.

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2013 WYANDOTTE ELECTION

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