Damakant Jayshi
A recount has been ordered for a Marathon County Board of Supervisors seat in an election that was decided by a single vote.
Dist. 16 Supervisor Tony Sherfinski on Thursday filed a petition for the recount after losing to challenger Bill Conway on April 2.
The recount will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at the Assembly room of the courthouse and is expected to be completed by the Board of Canvassers “immediately.” The Canvass Board includes County Clerk Kim Trueblood and a representative each from the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Trueblood said Sherfinski has claimed “a mistake has been committed in Ward 6 of the Village of Weston and the City of the Schofield in the counting and return of votes cast for the office of County Supervisor.” The petitioner believes that “there is a discrepancy between the total of Schofield votes for County Board Supervisor when compared with the tally of candidate votes, undervotes and overvotes.” The district encompasses the City of Schofield and Ward 6 in the Village of Weston.
The filing officer has reviewed the petition, finding it sufficient.
Conway, who lost to Sherfinski in 2022, beat the incumbent 255-254 last week for a two-year term.
Earlier this week, the Marathon County Canvass Board completed the certification process of the local election with no changes to the results, including for the Dist. 16 seat.
Thursday was the last day to petition for a recount.
