Wilz and Wied win another term

WAUPACA – Waupaca County Sheriff Timothy Wilz defeated challenger Justin Malueg in the Nov. 3 general election.

Wilz received 13,284 votes and Malueg garnered 9,369 votes for a margin of 3,915 votes

The sheriff’s position is a four-year term.

Wilz’s victory allows him to continue serving as the county’s top elected law enforcement official for another four-year term.

Republican Congressman Tony Wied was reelected in Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Rick Crosson.

Wied pulled in 177,258 votes, and Crosson got 151,471 votes.