By Dave Fidlin
Correspondent
Incumbent council member Lynn Binnie retained his 4th aldermanic district seat on the Whitewater Common Council after the polls closed Tuesday.
Binnie, a member of the Whitewater Common Council since 2008, ran against Paul Yvarra in this spring’s general election.
According to unofficial results, Binnie received 283, or 71.6 percent, of the 395 votes cast within the 4th district. Yvarra had 111, or 28.1 percent, of the votes. There also was one write-in vote.
Throughout the election, Binnie touted his thorough nature as an attribute he brings to the council.
“I don’t believe in rubber stamping any of the proposals that come to the council,” Binnie said at a candidate forum in mid-March.
Binnie said he is in favor of exploring a revamped fire and rescue service provider for the city and would like to continue working toward improving the city’s downtown district by fostering a more business-friendly climate.
Yvarra, a former member of the Whitewater Unified School Board, said he was opposed to making any changes to fire and rescue service unless taxes would unaltered. He also expressed concern about undeveloped portions of the city.
While Yvarra will not be joining the Common Council this spring, he is going to be part of local politics at the county level. He handily won the 4th District seat on the Walworth County Board in an uncontested race. He received 353, or 96.4 percent, of the 366 votes cast. There were 13 write-in votes.
All other Whitewater-based elections were uncontested this spring.
In addition to the council’s District 4 race, three other seats were up for grabs.
Council member Phil Frawley, who was appointed to the council in July, received 84 of the 85 votes cast in the District 1 race.
Council member Stephanie Abbott ran unopposed in the city’s District 2 race. She received nine of the nine votes cast.
One of the council’s two at-large positions also was expiring this spring. Ken Kidd will enter his second term in office after earning 568, or 97.3 percent, of the 584 votes cast.
The board overseeing the Whitewater Unified School District will remain identical through next spring. Incumbents Casey Judd, Steven Ryan and Gretchen Torres ran unopposed in the three expiring seats.
According to unofficial results, 1,982 votes were cast between the three seats. Ryan was the top vote-getter, with 689 votes, followed by Torres with 656 votes and Judd with 621 votes. An additional 16 write-in votes were cast.
County results
Yvarra’s District 4 seat was one of 11 spots up for re-election this spring on the County Board. Results for the other 10 supervisory seats are as follows:
-District 1: Rick Stacey received 414 of 425 votes cast in an uncontested race.
-District 2: Joe Schaefer defeated challenger Ben Bourdo with 621 votes, against Bourdo’s 411 votes.
-District 3: Tim Brellenthin earned 265 of 266 votes cast in an uncontested race.
-District 5: Charlene Staples defeated opponent Carl Redenius by a narrow margin. Staples received 692 votes, while Redenius earned 616 votes.
-District 6: Kathy Ingersoll handily defeated opponent Paul Fisher. Ingersoll received 656 votes, while Fisher earned 244 votes.
-District 7: David Weber earned 587 of 604 votes cast in an uncontested race.
-District 8: Daniel Kilkenny earned 1,316 of 1,331 votes cast in an uncontested race.
-District 9: Richard Brandl earned 1,285 of 1,292 votes cast in an uncontested race.
-District 10: Kenneth Monroe defeated opponent Rosemary Badame. Monroe had 317 votes, and Badame received 277 votes.
-District 11: Nancy Russell earned 488 of 493 votes cast in an uncontested race.
