Politics & Government

Friberg Retains Seat on Fox Point-Bayside School Board

A challenger for the Nicolet School Board, Melody Halstrom, garnered a good percentage of votes in Fox Point and Bayside even though she dropped out of the race in January.

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In the only official contested election on Tuesday in Fox Point and Bayside, the incumbent won out. Debbie Friberg, incumbent for Fox Point-Bayside School Board, retained her seat against challenger, Eilene Stevens.

Here's the breakdown:

Fox Point-Bayside School Board

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Candidate Name Vote Total Percentage Debbie Friberg 483 52% Eilene Stevens 450 48% Write-in 2 0.21%

And while Melody Halstrom, challenger for one of the two available Nicolet School Board seats, she still garnered quite a few votes in both Fox Point and Bayisde.

Nicolet School Board

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Candidate Fox Point Bayside Total Votes
 Percentage Marilyn Franklin
 925 602 1,527 46% Libby Gutterman 570 412 982 29% Melody Halstrom 534 283 817 24% Write-in 8 5 13 0.39% Write-in 1 3 4 0.12%

There were also uncontested races for the following local boards (with the number of people voted in for each position):

  • Bayside Village Trustee (2)
  • Fox Point Village Board (2)
  • Maple Dale-Indian Hill School Board (2)

Milwaukee County Supervisor District 1

While challenger Andrew Cegielski won Fox Point in the race for District 1 Milwaukee County Supervisor, incumbent Theodore Lipscomb was the easy overall winner with 60.9 percent of the vote, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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