CALHOUN: Unofficial results of the April 4 election are in; Kampsville elects Johnson as mayor

By Editor | April 12, 2023 |

By Carissa Sitki

The votes have been counted and the unofficial results of last Tuesday’s consolidated election are in— Amanda Johnson was elected Kampsville Village President, defeating challenger Angelia Suhling.
Johnson has been acting president since last fall when former Mayor Wade Gibson resigned from the position.
Suhling, who had been vocal about her dissatisfaction in village leadership, entered the mayoral race against Johnson. According to the unofficial results, Johnson received 70 percent of the vote and Suhling received 29 percent.
Also in Kampsville, there were three candidates running for the two unexpired 2-year term village trustee seats on the ballot. Current Trustee William Agney and Gary Smith won the seats, defeating Josephine Becker. Agney received 42 percent of the votes, Smith received 32 percent, and Becker received 25 percent. There were also three full 4-year term trustee seats on the ballot in Kampsville, with three candidates, R. Terry Hausmann (39 percent), Stephanie Angel (34 percent), and Dillon Kuhlman (26 percent), taking the seats.
The Village of Hardin had three candidates running for the three village trustee 4-year term seats– Craig Johnson, JD Lorton, and Charles E. Kallal. Johnson received 36 percent of the vote, Kallal received 33 percent, and Lorton received 29 percent. Hardin also had one running for the unexpired 2-year term opening– Amanda Tepen who received 100 percent of the vote.
The Village of Batchtown had three candidates for the three village trustee openings– Bernard Hillen, John Mager, and Tim Bick. Hillen received 35 percent of the votes, Bick received 34 percent, and Mager received 29 percent.
The Village of Brussels also had three candidates running for their three village trustee openings–Larry M. Kulp, Darren Kulp, and Ryan Kulp. Larry M. Kulp received 35 percent of the votes, Darren Kulp received 33 percent, and Ryan Kulp received 31 percent.
The Village of Hamburg had three uncontested races– Steven Doerr ran unopposed to retain his position as village president, receiving 100 percent of the votes; Elizabeth Benoist (33 percent of the vote), Harold Heidenreich (33 percent of the vote), and Katherine Beyer (33 percent of the vote) ran for the three full 4-year village trustee term openings; and Kirk Dole ran for the unexpired 2-year village trustee term opening, receiving 100 percent of the vote.
At the education level, there were five candidates competing for three full 4-year term seats on the Brussels CUSD 42 Board of Education– David Schleeper, Ashley Affholder, Jaquelyn Rose, Charles Kinder, and Loren Kulp. David Schleeper with 26 percent of the vote, Affholder with 25 percent of the vote, and Rose with 17 percent of the vote, will take the seats. Additionally, Ken Schleeper and Michael Gilbreth ran for the two unexpired 2-year term seats (there were three open). Ken Schleeper received 54 percent of the vote and Gilbreth received 45 percent.
The Calhoun Unit 40 Board of Education also had a contested race. Four candidates ran to fill three full 4-year term openings on the board– Angela Marie Tepen from Township 10S Range 2W; Ryan Benz and Jacqueline Baalman from Township 12S Range 2W; and Adam Gerson from Township 11S Range 2W. Baalman, with 31 percent of the vote; Gerson, with 27 percent of the vote; and Tepen, with 21 percent of the vote, will take the seats.
Running for the two seats on the South County Public Library District Board of Trustees were Deborah Pohlman and Rachel Wilschetz-Hartman. Wilschetz-Hartman received 51 percent of the vote and Pohlman received 48 percent.
At the college level, there were two candidates running for the two open 6-year term trustee seats on the Lewis and Clark Community College District 536 Board– Brian Campbell and Jill Griffin. Campbell received 50 percent of the vote and Griffin received 50 percent of the vote.
Full election results can be found by visiting platinumelectionresults.com and selecting Calhoun County.