Kenosha Election Results
On April 6, 2022, special elections were held in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, to fill the vacant seats of mayor and alderman in the 6th and 15th districts. The elections were closely watched as they were seen as a test of the political climate in the city following the highly publicized police shooting of Jacob Blake in August 2020.
Mayoral Race
The mayoral race was a four-way contest between incumbent Mayor John Antaramian, former Alderman Terry Rose, former Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser, and community activist Sam Viglietti.
Antaramian, a Democrat, was seeking his third term as mayor. He was seen as a moderate and had the endorsement of the local Democratic Party. Rose, also a Democrat, was a former Alderman who had served on the Kenosha Common Council for 12 years. He was seen as a more progressive candidate and had the support of some local progressive groups. Kreuser, a Republican, was a former Kenosha County Executive who had served in that role for 16 years. He was seen as a conservative candidate and had the support of some local Republican Party leaders. Viglietti, an independent, was a community activist who had run for mayor in 2020. He was seen as an outsider candidate and had the support of some local residents who were dissatisfied with the current political establishment.
In the end, Antaramian won the election with 51% of the vote. Rose came in second with 33% of the vote, followed by Kreuser with 13% of the vote and Viglietti with 3% of the vote.
Aldermanic Races
The 6th District Aldermanic race was a three-way contest between incumbent Alderman John Wojciechowski, former Alderman Anthony Kennedy, and community activist Bianka Anderson.
Wojciechowski, a Republican, was seeking his third term as Alderman. He was seen as a moderate and had the endorsement of the local Republican Party. Kennedy, also a Republican, was a former Alderman who had served on the Kenosha Common Council for eight years. He was seen as a more conservative candidate and had the support of some local Republican Party leaders. Anderson, an independent, was a community activist who had run for Alderman in 2020. She was seen as an outsider candidate and had the support of some local residents who were dissatisfied with the current political establishment.
In the end, Anderson won the election with 48% of the vote. Kennedy came in second with 34% of the vote, followed by Wojciechowski with 18% of the vote.
The 15th District Aldermanic race was a two-way contest between incumbent Alderman Gregory Neumann and community activist Eric Giddings.
Neumann, a Democrat, was seeking his second term as Alderman. He was seen as a moderate and had the endorsement of the local Democratic Party. Giddings, also a Democrat, was a community activist who had run for Alderman in 2020. He was seen as a more progressive candidate and had the support of some local progressive groups.
In the end, Neumann won the election with 56% of the vote. Giddings came in second with 44% of the vote.
Overall, the Kenosha election results were a mixed bag. Incumbent Mayor John Antaramian won re-election, while two incumbent Aldermen, John Wojciechowski and Gregory Neumann, lost their seats. The election of Bianka Anderson and Eric Giddings is seen as a sign that the city is moving in a more progressive direction.
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