Election Day took place on Tuesday in Central South Dakota.
The City of Winner had elections take place for both Mayor and City Council. For Mayor, Brad Schramm defeated Jody Brozik. Schramm received 280 votes, while Brozik received 218 votes. Schramm will serve a two year term as Mayor. In Ward 3, Austin Klundt defeated Matt Soles. Klundt received 98 votes while Soles received 44 votes. In Ward 2, Felicia Hughes defeated Joe Hockett. Hughes received 105 votes while Hockett received 94 votes. Both Hughes and Klundt will serve two year terms.
The Colome Consolidated School Board had an election to decide whether or not to keep the consolidation with Witten and Wood. There were 188 votes in favor of discontinuing the consolidation with Witten and Wood, and there were 178 votes against It. Colome will no longer consolidate with Witten and Wood. There was also an election for the Colome School Board. Matthew Vandenbark received 207 votes, Pam Haukaas received 191 votes, Kevin Kingsley received 184 votes while Brian Jorgensen received 136 votes. Vandenbark, Haukaas and Kingsley will each serve three year terms on the School Board.
There were 2 spots open on the Oacoma Town board. The individuals who were elected to the board of trustees were Angela Zeman and Gary Dominiack. Zeman received 62 votes, while Dominiack received 51 votes. They will each serve three year terms. Holly Reis received 32 votes in the race, while Kyle Fuchs received 21 votes and Kimberly Thomas received 20 votes.
For the City of Gregory in Ward 3, Ashley Lozano defeated David Peabody. Lozano received 14 votes, while Peabody received 9 votes. Lozano will serve in Ward 3 on a two year term.