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Rust edges out Haase for county circuit court judge

Anya Kelley, Editor-In-Chief
April 3, 2024
Michael Rust

On Tuesday, the Oshkosh area election polls came to a close at 8 p.m. Ballots were counted and candidates were announced around 11 p.m. that night.  

The Oshkosh Common Council had three seats up for grabs. Those seats went to Kris Larson (23.1%), DJ Nichols (22.1%) and Jacob Floam (19.2%). 

The Oshkosh School Board also had three seats available. Beth Wyman, Timothy Hess and Chris Wright, all running for reelection, won in a fairly even split of 28.1% (Wyman), 25.3% (Hess) and 24.7% (Wright). 

The biggest race was the Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge. Candidate Michael Rust beat LaKeisha Haase with a 53% popular vote. 

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The Winnebago County Board District winners are: 

  • Kristl Laux, District 2
  • Stefanie Hold, District 5
  • Lucas Reinke, District 6
  • Kate Hancock-Cooke, District 7
  • Bryan Stafford, District 10
  • Tim Paterson, District 11
  • Amber Lynn Gilbertson, District 15
  • Christian Mueller, District 16
  • Joshua Belville, District 19
  • Timothy Macho Sr., District 20
  • John Hinz, District 21
  • Andy Buck, District 24
  • Karen Powers, District 25
  • George Bureau, District 29
  • Frank Frassetto, District 32
  • Tim O’Brien, District 34 

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Anya Kelley
Anya Kelley, Editor-in-Chief
Anya Kelley is the Editor-in-Chief of the Advance-Titan. She is currently a senior in the AMP department, pursuing a major in Multimedia Journalism and a minor in Women and Gender Studies.    Kelley started as a staff writer her first semester at Oshkosh, and quickly moved to being the assistant news editor when she was a sophomore. From there, she honed her skills in writing, editing and layout before becoming the news editor.    Kelley has earned multiple first place awards at the state level and placed nationally as well.    After graduation in May, Kelley is planning to move to Washington D.C. to pursue a career in political reporting at the heart of the nation.