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Matthew Young (Wisconsin)
Matthew Young was an at-large incumbent on the Wausau School Board in Wisconsin. He was defeated in the general election on April 5, 2016.
Elections
Three of the nine seats on the Wausau School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Theresa Miles, Jane Rusch and Matthew Young filed for re-election. They were joined on the ballot by challenger Mary Thao. Miles, Rusch, and Thao defeated the other candidates to win seats on the school board.[1]
Results
| Wausau School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Thao |
29.80% | 11,180 |
| Jane Rusch Incumbent |
24.76% | 9,288 |
| Theresa Miles Incumbent |
24.08% | 9,035 |
| Matthew Young Incumbent | 20.97% | 7,867 |
| Write-in votes | 0.39% | 148 |
| Total Votes | 37,518 | |
| Source: Wausau School District,"2016 Certificate of the Board of Canvassers," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
Funding
Young reported no campaign funding in the election, according to the Wausau School District.[2]
Endorsements
Young received no official endorsements in the election.
2013
| Wausau School District, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jane A. Rusch Incumbent |
26.4% | 4,308 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Young |
25.3% | 4,124 | |
| Nonpartisan | Theresa R. Miles Incumbent |
24.2% | 3,941 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dale Lawson Incumbent | 24.1% | 3,922 | |
| Total Votes | 16,295 | |||
| Source: Wausau School District, "2013 School Board Election: Certificate of the Board of Canvassers," April 9, 2013 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Wausau School District, "School Board Candidates for Spring Election," January 8, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with district secretary to the superintendent, March 31, 2016
