Thieme beats Holst for Waukesha council seat

By KATHERINE MICHALETS - GM Today Staff 

April 8, 2009


WAUKESHA - District 1 Alderman Terry Thieme easily beat his opponent, John Holst, with 69 percent of the votes in Tuesday’s election.

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Thieme received 341 votes and Holst received 155 votes Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Thieme got 69 percent of the votes and Holst had 31 percent. There were no write-ins, according to the Waukesha city clerk’s office.

The votes will be canvassed Thursday.

Thieme, 52, a retired police officer and a metal tool shop quality control inspector, was appointed District 1 alderman in May 2008 and said while running for the 2009 election, he felt the city was going in the right direction when it comes to development. He cited the new businesses in downtown and the Shoppes at Fox River on Sunset Drive.

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This story appeared in The Freeman on  April 8, 2009.