Low Voter Turnout Expected in Today’s Election

Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Gina Kozlik said she is expecting a low voter turnout in today’s election and has heard estimates of 3 percent to 5 percent of registered voters coming to the polls.

A small primary election is on the ballot. The only contested local race is aldermanic seat for District 13 is a three-way race among . The top two emerging from the primary election will advance to the general election in the spring.

There also is a statewide primary election for the State Supreme Court.

In the race for the high court, three candidates are challenging incumbent Justice David T. Prosser Jr., who has served on the court for 12 years. The challengers are: JoAnne F. Kloppenburg, who has been a litigator and prosecutor at Wisconsin’s Department of Justice since 1989; Joel Winnig, an attorney for more than 30 years; and Maria Stephens, the Appellate Division director for the State Public Defender's office.

For more on the Supreme Court candidates, visit the League of Women Voters website.

If you haven't registered to vote yet, you can do so at the polls on Tuesday as long as you have proof of residence, which can include a driver's license or state identification card, a utility bill, property tax bills, leases and other documents. For more information on registering at the polls, visit the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board website.

Don’t know where to vote? The city’s website has detailed information about each polling location. 

• District 1: Elks Lodge, 2301 Springdale Road
• District 2: City Hall, 201 Delafield St.
• District 3: Rotary Building, 1150 Baxter St.
• District 4: Hawthorne School, 1111 Maitland Drive
• District 5: Meadowbrook School, 3130 Rolling Ridge Drive
• District 6: EB Shurts Building, 810 W. College Ave.
• District 7: Prairie School, 1801 Center Road
• District 8: Carroll University, 200 E. College Ave.
  District 9: Heyer School, 1209 Heyer Drive
• District 10: Waukesha South High School, 401 E. Roberta Ave.
• District 11: Evangelical and Reformed UCC, 413 Wisconsin Ave.
• District 12: Waukesha West High School, 3301 Saylesville Road
• District 13: Bethesda School, 730 S. University Drive
• District 14: Waukesha North High School, 2222 Michigan Ave.
• District 15: Blair School, 301 Hyde Park Ave.