Wauwatosa District Races: 4 Challengers Projected Winners

WAUWATOSA, WI — Challengers Joseph Makhlouf II, Patricia A. Stone lead in the District 3 election race.

John Larry and Melissa Dolan were also in the lead in the District 8 election race as of 9:15 p.m.

Voters in Wauwatosa headed to the polls Tuesday for the 2022 primary election, casting ballots for several races, including the Wauwatosa alderman race. The polls closed at 8 p.m.

District three and District eight races each have three candidates in the primary.

Results will be updated as they come in.

Results

(Final unofficial results from the Milwaukee County Clerk's office)

Alderperson District 3 Candidates

• Tim Hanson (incumbent): 111 votes
• Patricia A. Stone: 115 votes
• Joseph Makhlouf II: 145 votes

Alderperson District 8 Candidates

• John Larry: 136 votes
• Melissa Dolan: 164 votes
• Jessica Free: 129 votes

Below are the candidates who were on the ballot Tuesday:

District 3

Patricia Stone

Patricia Stone, a first-time candidate, is passionate about diversity and inclusion.

"Having studied post-WWII housing patterns during my graduate program, I understand the enormous impact governments can have in creating inclusive or explicitly exclusive communities," she told Patch.

Stone also discussed appropriate zoning of land.

"I would propose a review of all zoning classifications to make certain that the classifications are consistent with the character of the community and review the specific restrictions within those classifications to confirm that no legal aberrations are possible," she said.

Joseph Makhlouf II

Joseph Makhlouf is a first-time candidate. He said a big issue is crime in Wauwatosa.

"I have noticed a decline in many aspects of Wauwatosa. There has been an increase in car thefts, reckless driving, and a decline in our highly respected schools," he said.

Tim Hanson (incumbent)

Tim Hanson has been an alderman for 16 years. An important issue for Hanson is providing the police department with what they need to make Wauwatosa safer.

Hanson shared his philosophy on development with Patch.

"I want to stress that developments should stand on [their] own merits and do so without adding to our TIF districts. I have voted against most projects that request TIF money in all but 2 times in 16 years," he said.

District 8

John Larry

John Larry is a former member and chairperson of the Wauwatosa Government Affairs Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Systemic Inequalities. Patch reached out to this candidate several times but has not yet heard back.

Melissa Dolan

Melissa Dolan is a first-time candidate. She told Patch the most important issue facing Wauwatosa is crime, particularly in schools.

"Crime has increased seemingly everywhere, on our streets, with car thefts and especially with criminals stealing delivered mail and packages off of citizens front porches whether it be an apartment or house dwelling."

Jessica Free

Jessica Free is a first-time candidate. Free believes the most important issue facing Wauwatosa is misinformation about the big problems and small. Her interests include nature and preserving "what is left of our "wilds" and all topics of greener living are likely to perk my enthusiasm."