Piontek defeats Nieskes in Circuit Court Judge Race

Mike Piontek defeated incumbent Michael Nieskes in a race for Racine County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday, according to final, unofficial results.

Piontek garnered 17,275 votes while Nieskes, who was appointed Branch 5 judge after the passing of Dennis Barry last summer, had 13,654, according to the Racine County election website.

Piontek, an attorney who now runs his own practice, also served as an assistant district attorney for Racine County, and he spent 22 years as a court commissioner in the Racine County Circuit Courts.

Nieskes served as the district attorney for more than 20 years in Racine County. 

In the Branch 10 Circuit Court judge race, Timothy Boyle defeated Mark Nielsen by just 61 votes, unofficial results show. Boyle had 16,039 votes to Nielsen's 15,978. Because of the small margin, a recount of the ballots is possible.  

In the Racine County Supervisor District 14 race, incumbent Kay Buske defeated Robert Stake in her bid for re-election. Buske earned 727 votes to Stake's 498 votes. The Sturtevant resident, who has served as a supervisor for six years, represents on Caledonia on the County Board.