La Crosse County sheriff's race heads to court

The La Crosse County sheriff's election outcome is headed to court, but the losing candidate won't be part of the lawsuit.A supporter of Republican...

November 29, 2022
12:48 AM

The La Crosse County sheriff's election outcome is headed to court, but the losing candidate won't be part of the lawsuit.A supporter of Republican candidate Fritz Leinfelder filed a lawsuit Monday in La Crosse County Circuit Court against County Clerk Ginny Dankmeyer. The suit challenges the recount result and requests that hundreds of absentee ballots cast by UW-La Crosse students be invalidated.Democrat John Siegel led Leinfelder by 175 votes on Election Night. Siegel's margin improved by one vote after a Nov.

Steve Rundio La Crosse Tribune