Incumbents Reelected in Close Race in Village of Martin’s Additions

Three people competed for two seats yesterday on the Village of Martin’s Additions Council. Here are the results:

Richard Krajeck (incumbent), 148
Katja Hill (incumbent), 147
Katie Filipczyk Howard, 122
Write-Ins, 17

Former Town Manager Jean Sperling received four of the write-in votes. The Election Committee reported a creepy twist during the nominations process:

In a bizarre nominations twist this year, the Election Committee received seven anonymous envelopes in the mail, all with the same block printing on the front. Inside were typed lists, nominating a total of 41 people as candidates for the VMA Council. There was no signature from the unknown sender, and it looked like the names were drawn at random from the VMA directory, but the Election Committee dutifully contacted all 41 people. The startled “nominees” thanked the Committee for checking with them, said no, they did not wish to run for election, and said they had not given anyone permission to submit their names. No one on the list told us that he or she intended to be a candidate this year.
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