Politics & Government
Brunner Edges Moe for Elmbrook School Board
Former city alderman Richard Brunner narrowly outpolled former school superintendent Ken Moe for an open Elmbrook School Board seat.
Former Brookfield Ald. Richard Brunner narrowly edged former Brown Deer schools superintendent Ken Moe for an .
Brunner won with 51 percent, according to unofficial, unaudited final results from the school district. Brunner had 6,264 votes, Moe 5,940.
Brunner said he was gratified by the results.
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"I’m very pleased," he said. "I really hope that I can make a difference and try and steer the board so they pay a little more attention on the education itself instead of just how not to spend money."
Brunner said he's "not a spendthrift either but I really hope that they focus on quality education."
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Turnout in the City of Brookfield was 53 percent, the second-highest in the past decade of spring general elections. The only one higher was in 2007 when 56 percent of registered voters went to the polls to defeat the first of two Elmbrook referendums to renovate and expand Brookfield Central and East high schools.
Turnout in the Town of Brookfield was about 41 percent, or more than double the typical 15 to 20 percent turnout for spring general elections.
Moe is a lifelong educator and education administrator, serving as superintendent of the Brown Deer school district for 17 years before heading other districts, starting a superintendent search firm and teaching at local universities.
Brunner is retired and formerly was assistant bursar at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and finance manager for Waukesha County. He also served as a city alderman for eight years but then lost two bids to return to the Common Council.
The Elmbrook School District did not have a final spreadsheet of votes, which come from the City and Town of Brookfield, Village of Elm Grove and a small part of New Berlin.
In the Town of Brookfield, Brunner had 157 votes and Moe had 115. In New Berlin, Moe had 115 votes, slightly more than Brunner's 105. Elm Grove results were not available.
Below is the ward-by-ward breakdown of the votes Brunner and Moe received in just the City of Brookfield.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AREA I SEAT KEN MOE RICHARD BRUNNER PRECINCT-WARD EAGLE/INSIGHT EDGE ABS TOTAL EAGLE/INSIGHT EDGE ABS TOTAL 1 192 24 216 243 20 263 2 181 17 198 245 29 274 3 206 11 217 280 12 292 4 190 12 36 238 202 20 25 247 5 184 1 23 208 241 5 26 272 6 230 7 19 256 214 10 25 249 7 169 16 185 155 12 167 8 159 19 178 186 15 201 9 187 20 207 204 19 223 10 143 17 160 136 19 155 11 197 29 226 228 32 260 12 298 20 318 217 17 234 13 165 19 184 159 24 183 14 93 21 114 98 22 120 15 123 28 151 147 12 159 16 123 25 148 173 19 192 17 255 33 288 282 17 299 18 180 23 203 224 20 244 19 174 46 220 230 31 261 20 147 19 166 172 23 195 21 99 12 111 106 9 115 22 124 15 139 159 14 173 23 130 19 149 134 18 152 24 187 15 202 227 18 245 MACHINE TOTALS 4136 20 526 4682 4662 35 478 5175 GRAND TOTALS 4682 5175
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