2019 Brown County, Wisconsin Executive election

2019 Brown County, Wisconsin Executive election

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Nominee Troy Streckenbach Mark Berndt Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 34,941 11,637 Percentage 74.82% 24.92%

County Executive before election Troy Streckenbach Nonpartisan Elected County Executive Troy Streckenbach Nonpartisan

The 2019 Brown County, Wisconsin Executive election took place on April 2, 2019. Incumbent County Executive Troy Streckenbach ran for re-election to a third term. Though outgoing Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt took out papers to challenge Streckenbach, ^[1] he ultimately declined to run. ^[2]

Instead, Streckenbach faced former County Supervisor Mark Berndt, a financial advisor. He defeated Berndt in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote. ^[3]

General election

Candidates

• Troy Streckenbach, incumbent County Executive ^[4]
• Mark Berndt, former County Supervisor, financial advisor ^[4]

Declined

• Jim Schmitt, Mayor of Green Bay ^[2]

Results

2019 Brown County Executive election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Troy Streckenbach (inc.)	34,941	74.82%
	Nonpartisan	Mark Berndt	11,637	24.92%
	Write-in		120	0.26%
Total votes			46,698	100.00%

References

1. Schneider, Doug (December 7, 2018). "Schmitt explores new job". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. A1. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
2. Schneider, Doug; Bollier, Jeff (December 13, 2018). "Schmitt will not run for county executive". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. A1. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
3. "Streckenbach wins reelection". Press Times. April 3, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
4. Schneider, Doug (March 22, 2019). "Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach faces challenge from Mark Berndt". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
5. "BROWN COUNTY, WISOCNSIN - NONPARTISAN OFFICE - APRIL 2, 2019" (PDF). Brown County Clerk. April 8, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2025.