PRICE COUNTY — With 23 of 23 precincts reporting the unofficial results of the Partisan Primary election show that Meredith Hueckman was first among five candidates seeking the Republican primary to replace Jean Gottwald as Price County Clerk who is not running for reelection. Renee Leinfelder, of Ogema, has won the Price County Treasurer race to replace current county treasurer Lynn Neeck who did not seek reelection.
Without a registered Democrat running for clerk, Hueckman is the assumed winner in the general election this November.
"I am beyond honored and excited to serve as the next Price County Clerk," Hueckman said on Wednesday. "I'm looking forward to getting to work for our great community."
Hueckman received 746 votes or 28.2% of the total 2,643 votes. Amy Casey was second with 706 votes. Amy Walker was third with 551 votes. Lynn Redfall was fourth with 412 votes and Shelby Kosmer was fifth with 228 votes.
Hueckman, a mother of seven children and owner of two businesses, Hueckman Auction, and Tamarack Shack Antiques, defeated an incumbent to become a Phillips Public School Board member in the 2023 Spring Election, a lifeguard and swimming instructor, and was a substitute teacher with a literature degree from UW Madison.
Hueckman also worked as a government reporter for the Phillips Bee newspaper, as an apparel department manager at Shopko.
Leinfelder wins tight treasurer race
Renee Leinfelder, a banker and business owner, won the Price County Treasurer races against the current deputy treasurer Marina Miller, of Kennan. The two were candidates in the Republican Primary, and Leinfelder will be unopposed without a Democrat to run against in November to replace current county treasurer Lynn Neeck who did not seek reelection.
Leinfelder received 1,255 votes or 51.8% of the total 2,420 votes. Miller received 1,165 votes or 48.1%.
Kerner keeps county office
Sylvia Kerner, the incumbent Price County Register of Deeds has won her unopposed Democratic partisan primary with 935 votes. She will go on to the November election unopposed by another party and is expected to resume office in January 2025.
The Price County Board of Canvassers will meet at 9 a.m. Aug. 19 in the county courthouse boardroom to certify the election.
State and federal offices
Price County Democrats included 1,126 votes for incumbent U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin who was unopposed in the primary. Baldwin will face challenger Eric Hovde, who won the statewide Republican primary.
Hovde won in Price County with 1,962 votes or 87.2% of the Republican vote. Challenger Charles Barman received 263 votes and Rejani Raveendran had 161 votes.
Incumbent 7th District U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany won the statewide Republican primary unopposed and received 2,128 votes from Price County voters. Tiffany will face challenger Kyle Kilbourn who won the statewide Democratic primary with 32,920 votes or 58%, against Elsa Rae Duranceau with 23,785 votes or 42%. Price County voters also favored Kilbourn with 596 votes against 383 votes for Duranceau.
Price County will belong to Wisconsin Assembly District 68 in January 2025 and so the primary election is for representatives who will face off in November to fill the seat. Republican primary voters favored Rob Summerfield, the current District 67 representative and resides in an area that will be absorbed by redistricting for District 68. He received 5,899 votes or 63.6% district wide, and 1,371 votes in Price County. Republican challenger Cliff Taylor received 3,381 votes or 36.4% district wide and 870 votes in Price County.
Richard Pulcher is the lone Democrat in the District 68 primary and received 919 votes from Price County Democrats and will go on to face Summerfield in November.
Price County voters vote in favor of both referendum questions.
Referendum 1 regardings appropriations was voted down statewide 703,461 no (57.4%) to 521,122 yes (42.6%). Price County voters had 1,895 yes, and 1,817.
Referendum 2 regarding federal funds failed statewide with 705,581 no (57.5%) and 520,778 yes (42.5%). Price County voters had 1,903 yes, and 1,741 no.
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