According to the Kenosha News, Republican state Rep. Samantha Kerkman defeated Democratic Clerk of Circuit of Courts Rebecca Matoska-Mentink with more than 51 percent of the approximately 29,000 votes cast. It was the first time since at least 1998 that a Republican has won the seat, according to Fox News. Republican-backed candidate, Samantha Kerkman, elected to be Kenosha County’s first female county executive. In addition to the county executive race, conservatives also picked up seats on the Kenosha school board, according to The Associated Press. One wrote: “The red wave has already started!”Kenosha goes RED–and goes national: Kenosha County ravaged by BLM riots flips red after decades of Dem leadership https://t.co/2iEZqqHztN — Vicki McKenna (@VickiMcKenna) April 6, 2022Kenosha just elected its first republican County Executive ever.

Source: Fox News April 06, 2022 21:35 UTC