UW-Madison senior Wyndham Manning won the District 5 seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors, according to Tuesday's preliminary vote totals.
Manning captured nearly 66 percent of votes to beat out freshman candidate Conor O'Hagan, who obtained around 32 percent of votes. Manning celebrated his victory with friends at Project Lodge and credited his success to the hard work of his campaign staff and student voter support.
We stayed true to what we were talking about and we stayed honest with our faults and with our strengths, and we came out on top because of it,"" Manning said.
After spending a laid back evening awaiting the election results with friends in his dorm room, O'Hagan offered words of encouragement to his opponent.
""I wish him the best of luck and I'd like to congratulate him. I really hope he represents the district to the best of his ability,"" O'Hagan said.
Manning said he is looking forward to meeting with his predecessor, UW-Madison senior Ashok Kumar, to discuss the continuation of Kumar's ideas as well as create a new legacy for the District 5 seat. Manning, whose campaign platform included developing art programs to rehabilitate imprisoned youth and environmental initiatives such as cleaner lakes, is eager to assume his position as Supervisor.
""You can be a regular person and you can be involved in local politics, you can affect what's going on in the county and that's really exciting,"" Manning said.
UW-Madison senior Sean Witzling said he voted for Manning because of his passion for politics and dedication to students.
""I really know that he's actually going to listen to the people that he represents '¦ he has a spirit that a lot of us younger people have and I really appreciate it,"" Witzling said.
