By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review

The race to be elected mayor of Wausau is now down to two candidates after Tuesday’s primary numbers have been posted.

In Wausau, one City Council seat required a primary after Tom Neal, Debra Weiss and Vylius Leskys all filed candidacy paperwork for Dist. 4. Leskys’ name appeared on the ballot, though he later said he will withdraw from consideration. Tom Neal and Debra Weiss will both move on to the general election, with Neal – a former City Council Alderman – commanding a large share of the vote. Doug Diny, who is challenging Mayor Katie Rosenberg for her seat, is the current Dist. 4 representative. Here are the results:

  • Tom Neal: 266 (74%)
  • Debra Weiss: 67 (17%)
  • Vylius Leskys: 26 (2%)

Marathon County has a similar situation in Dist. 15. Incumbent Joel Straub, Randy Fifrick and Alexander Vedvik each were listed on the ballot, but Vedvik recently announced he will also withdraw. Marathon County Clerk Kim Trueblood last week said it is not possible to formally withdraw after paperwork is filed. Regardless, Straub and Fifrick received the highest number of votes and will move on to the general election for the Marathon County Board of Supervisor’s seat. Fifrick saw a significant percentage of the vote. Here are the vote tallies:

  • Randy Fifrick : 125 (51%)
  • Joel Straub (I): 71 (29%)
  • Alexander Vedvik: 49 (20%)

In Kronenwetter, a record number of candidates are seeking to represent the village on the Board of Trustees. Newcomers Ryan T. Leff, Scott R. Dauel, Cindy Lee Buchkowski-Hoffman and Aaron Myszka faced off against incumbents Timothy J. Shaw, Sean Dumais and Ken Charneski, as well as, Joel Straub and Kim Tapper, who served as trustees from 2021 to 2023.

The top six, who will move on to the April 2 election, are Myszka, Dauel, Leff, Buchowski-Hoffmann, Charneski and Dumais.

Here are the results:

Additional seats on the Wausau City Council, Marathon County Board, Wausau School Board and D.C. Everest School Board did not require a primary. All will be on the ballot April 2.