By Kim McDarison

Three women running among a field of six candidates for seats on the Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education have emerged victoriously according to unofficial election results posted Tuesday by clerks in Walworth, Jefferson and Rock counties. 

Stephanie Hicks, Christy Linse and Lisa Huempfner will each serve three-year, at-large terms beginning later this month. 

Tallies reported Tuesday indicate that Hicks emerged as the top vote-getter, garnering 2,375 votes, followed by Linse, with 2,119 votes, and Huempfner with 1,952. 

Garnering 1,926 votes, incumbent Thayer Coburn lost one of the top three spots required to win a seat by a margin of 26 votes. 

Two other candidates, Joseph Kromholz and Chuck Mills, received 1,655 and 1,602 votes respectively. 

The Whitewater Unified School District includes voters living in the following municipalities: In Jefferson County, precincts include the towns of Cold Springs, Ward 1; Koshkonong, Wards 1-6; and city of Whitewater Wards 11-13. In Rock County, voters within the district are found in the towns of Johnstown and Lima. In Walworth County, district voters reside in the city of Whitewater, Wards 1-10, and the towns of LaGrange, Wards 1-3; Richmond, Wards 1-3; Sugar Creek, Wards 1-7, and Whitewater, Wards 1-3.