2019 Ellsworth County Election Results
9:22 p.m. Tuesday
At 9:22 p.m., the unofficial updated Ellsworth vote total with all 26 precincts and advance votes counted was:
Wilson City Council
Anne Piper — 37
Steve Claussen — 52
Ryan Stoppel — 98
Gary Everett (I) — 78
David Criswell — 136
Jerry Florian — 17
Write in — 97
Wilson Mayor
Larry Ptacek (I) — 58
Ron Bouska — 12
Michael Peschka — 169
Write in — 40
USD 112 School District
Position 7, at-large
Michelle Brokes (I) — 338
Chad Rogers — 265
Lorraine Mayor
Kimberly Travnichek — 15
Joe Togersen — 13
Vernon Donbraska — 6
Ellsworth City Council
Darcy Hansen — 271
Michael Hunt — 59
Jessica Kootz — 334
Wayne Scritchfield (I) — 286
See the Nov. 7 issue for an article. The ballots will be canvassed 8 a.m. Nov. 18 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse. Numbers will be official then.
Update: 8:31 p.m. Tuesday
At 8:31 p.m., the updated Ellsworth vote total with 21 precincts and advance votes counted was:
Ellsworth City Council
Darcy Hansen — 271
Michael Hunt — 59
Jessica Kootz — 334
Wayne Scritchfield (I) — 286
USD 112 School District
Position 7, at-large
Michelle Brokes (I) — 49
Chad Rogers — 78
Update: 7:55 p.m. Tuesday
At 7:55, the updated Ellsworth vote total with five precincts and advance votes counted was:
Ellsworth City Council
Darcy Hansen — 134
Michael Hunt — 41
Jessica Kootz — 159
Wayne Scritchfield (I) — 145
At 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, with advance ballots counted, incumbents appeared to be doing well in Tuesday’s election.
Here are initial reports from the office of the Ellsworth County Election Officer:
Ellsworth City Council
Ellsworth has three open seats and four candidates. The top three will take office in January.
Darcy Hansen — 53
Michael Hunt — 16
Jessica Kootz — 53
Wayne Scritchfield (I) — 56
Wilson Mayor
Larry Ptacek (I) — 14
Ron Bouska — 0
Michael Peschka — 17
Wilson City Council has two open seats and six candidates.*
Anne Piper — 4
Steve Claussen — 7
Ryan Stoppel — 13
Gary Everett (I) — 12
David Criswell — 8
Jerry Florian — 3
Lorraine has three candidates running for mayor
Kimberly Travnichek — 2
Joe Togersen — 1
Vernon Donbraska — 0
The other contested races are in the USD 112 School District
Position 7, at-large
Michelle Brokes (I) — 40
Chad Rogers — 24
* Wilson also has write-ins running for mayor and council; however, Ellsworth County Election Officer Shelly Vopat said write-in votes will be counted Tuesday night. They will not be broken down by candidate until commissioners canvass votes at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Ellsworth County Courthouse.