2026 Wisconsin elections

2026 Wisconsin elections

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The 2026 Wisconsin fall general election will take place in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 3, 2026. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices will be up for election, as well as all of Wisconsin's eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The fall election will also fill the seventeen odd-numbered seats in the Wisconsin Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 108th Wisconsin Legislature. The 2026 Wisconsin fall primary will take place on August 11, 2026.

The 2026 Wisconsin spring election will take place on April 7, 2026. One seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as well as various nonpartisan local and judicial offices will be up for election. The 2026 spring primary will take place on February 17, 2026.

Federal offices

U.S. House

Main article: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

District		Incumbent			This race
Location	2022 PVI [1]	Member	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
Wisconsin 1	R+3	Bryan Steil	Republican	2018	Incumbent running	▌Miguel Aranda (Democratic) [2] ▌Mitchell Berman (Democratic) [3] ▌Randy Bryce (Democratic) [4] ▌Enrique Casiano (Democratic) [5] ▌ Bryan Steil (Republican) [6] ▌Gage Stills (Democratic) [7]
Wisconsin 2	D+19	Mark Pocan	Democratic	2012	Incumbent's intent unknown
Wisconsin 3	R+4	Derrick Van Orden	Republican	2022	Incumbent running	▌Emily Berge (Democratic) [8] ▌Rebecca Cooke (Democratic) [9] ▌Rodney Rave (Democratic) [10] ▌ Derrick Van Orden (Republican) [11]
Wisconsin 4	D+25	Gwen Moore	Democratic	2004	Incumbent's intent unknown
Wisconsin 5	R+14	Scott Fitzgerald	Republican	2020	Incumbent's intent unknown	▌Andrew Beck (Democratic) [12] ▌Ben Steinhoff (Democratic) [13]
Wisconsin 6	R+10	Glenn Grothman	Republican	2014	Incumbent's intent unknown	▌Amanda Bell (Democratic) [14] ▌Kelly Brown (Democratic) [12] ▌John Macho (Democratic) [15] ▌Brad Smith (Democratic) [16] ▌Aaron Wojciechowski (Democratic) [17]
Wisconsin 7	R+12	Tom Tiffany	Republican	2020 (special)	Incumbent retiring to run for governor [18]	▌Michael Alfonso (Republican) [19] ▌Chris Armstrong (Democratic) [12] ▌ Fred Clark (Democratic) [20] ▌Jessi Ebben (Republican) [21] ▌Kevin Hermening (Republican) [22] ▌Paul Wassgren (Republican) [23]
Wisconsin 8	R+10	Tony Wied	Republican	2024 (special)	Incumbent running	▌Rick Crosson (Democratic) [24] ▌Katrina deVille (Democratic) [25] ▌Benjamin Hable (Democratic) [26] ▌Mark Scheffler (Democratic) [27] ▌ Tony Wied (Republican) [28]

State offices

Executive

All of Wisconsin's partisan executive offices will be up for election in November 2026 with partisan primaries held on August 11.

Governor

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Incumbent Democratic governor Tony Evers, first elected in 2018, has announced that he will not run for re-election. This will be the first open seat gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since 2010.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Sara Rodriguez, first elected in 2022, has announced that she will not run for re-election as lieutenant governor, and will instead seek the Democratic nomination for governor.

Attorney general

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin Attorney General election

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Josh Kaul, first elected in 2018, is running for a third four year term.

Secretary of state

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin Secretary of State election

Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Sarah Godlewski, first appointed in 2023, is eligible to run for a full four year term, but will not do so. This will be the first open seat secretary of state election in Wisconsin since 1978.

Treasurer

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican state treasurer John Leiber, first elected in 2022, is running for re-election.

Legislature

State senate

     Republican incumbent
     Democratic incumbent
     Democratic and Republican incumbent
     No incumbent
     No election

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin Senate election

		Party (majority caucus shading)		Total
		Democratic	Republican
Last election (2024)		6	10	16
Total after last election (2024)		15	18	33
Total before this election		15	18	33
Up for election		5	12	17
of which:	Incumbent retiring	0	1	1
	Vacated	0	0	0
	Open	0	1	1
	Unopposed	0	0	0

State assembly

     Republican incumbent
     Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent
     Democratic incumbent retiring

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin State Assembly election

		Party (majority caucus shading)		Total
		Democratic	Republican
Last election (2024)		35	64	99
Total after last election (2024)		45	54	99
Total before this election		45	54	99
Up for election		45	54	99
of which:	Incumbent retiring	3	1	43
	Open	2	1	3
	Moving districts	0	0	0
	Vacated	0	0	0
	Unopposed	0	0	0

Judiciary

State Supreme Court

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

A regularly scheduled Wisconsin Supreme Court election will be on the ballot for the spring general election, April 7, 2026, for a ten-year term on the court. The incumbent justice, Rebecca Bradley, is not running for re-election. ^[29] Two candidates have declared for this race, Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges Chris Taylor, of Dane County, and Maria S. Lazar, of Waukesha County.

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April 7, 2026.

• In District I, incumbent judge Joe Donald is running for a second six-year term unopposed. He was appointed to the court by Governor Tony Evers in 2019 and won election in 2020 without opposition.
• In District II, incumbent judge Lisa Neubauer will not seek a fourth six-year term. She was appointed to the court by Governor Jim Doyle in January 2008, won election that Spring, won re-election without opposition in 2014, and defeated a challenger in 2020. Conservative attorney Anthony Loccoco is running unopposed for this seat. Administrative law judge Christine Hansen sought to run, but was disqualified by the Wisconsin Elections Commission because her nomination forms were notarized by her husband, making the notarization voidable under Wisconsin law. ^[30]
• In District IV, incumbent judge Rachel A. Graham is running for a second six-year term unopposed. She was appointed to the court by Governor Tony Evers in 2019 and won election in 2020 without opposition.

State circuit courts

Twenty six of the state's 261 circuit court seats will be on the ballot for the general election on April 7, 2026. In at least five of those seats, the incumbent is retiring. ^[31]

Circuit	Branch	Incumbent		Notes	Candidate(s) [32]
		Name	Entered office
Barron	3	Maureen D. Boyle	2014	Running for re-election.	Maureen D. Boyle
Brown	8	Beau G. Liegeois	2019	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Beau G. Liegeois
Chippewa	3	Benjamin J. Lane	2020	Running for re-election.	Benjamin J. Lane
Dane	1	Benjamin Jones	2025	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Huma Ahsan Benjamin Jones Nathan Wagner
	8	Stephanie Hilton	2025	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Stephanie Hilton
Dodge	1	Brian A. Pfitzinger	2008	Incumbent retiring. [31]	Shawn Woller
	4	Kristine A. Snow	2020	Running for re-election.	Kristine A. Snow
Dunn	1	James M. Peterson	2014	Running for re-election.	James M. Peterson
Florence–Forest		Leon D. Stenz	2008	Incumbent retiring. [31]	Robert A. Kennedy Jr. Alex Seifert
Iron		Anthony J. Stella Jr.	2019	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Anthony J. Stella Jr.
Juneau	2	Paul S. Curran	2008	Running for re-election.	Paul S. Curran
Marathon	3	Lamont K. Jacobson	2013	Appointed by Scott Walker Incumbent retiring. [31]	Douglas Bauman Michael D. Hughes
Milwaukee	2	Milton Childs	2019	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Milton Childs
	7	Thomas J. McAdams	2014	Incumbent retiring. [31]	Susan M. Roth
	16	Brittany Grayson	2019	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Brittany C. Grayson
	27	Kevin E. Martens	2001	Appointed by Scott McCallum Running for re-election.	Kevin E. Martens
	29	Rebecca A. Kiefer	2020	Running for re-election.	Rebecca A. Kiefer
	32	Laura Gramling Perez	2014	Running for re-election.	Laura Gramling Perez
Outagamie	2	Emily I. Lonergan	2019	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Emily I. Lonergan
	3	Mitchell J. Metropulos	2007	Appointed by Jim Doyle Incumbent retiring. [31]	Kyle Joseph Sargent
St. Croix	1	Scott J. Nordstrand	2019	Appointed by Scott Walker Running for re-election.	Scott J. Nordstrand
Washburn		Angeline E. Winton	2019	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Angeline E. Winton-Roe Aaron B. Marcoux
Washington	2	Gordon Leech	2025	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Gordon Leech Grant Scaife
Waukesha	5	Jack Melvin	2020	Running for re-election.	Jack Melvin
Waupaca	2	Vicki L. Clussman	2014	Running for re-election.	Vicki L. Clussman
Wood	3	Emily Nolan-Plutchak	2025	Appointed by Tony Evers Running for re-election.	Elizabeth Gebert Emily Nolan-Plutchak

Local offices

Brown County

De Pere Mayor

A regularly scheduled mayoral election will be held in De Pere, Wisconsin, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent mayor James Boyd is running for re-election unopposed. ^[33]

Kenosha County

Kenosha County Executive

A regularly scheduled election will be held in Kenosha County, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent county executive Samantha Kerkman is running for re-election unopposed. ^[34]

Manitowoc County

Manitowoc County Executive

A regularly scheduled election will be held in Manitowoc County, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent county executive Bob Ziegelbauer declined to seek re-election. ^[35] Chairman of the Manitowoc County Board Tyler Martell is running unopposed for the office. ^[36]

Waukesha County

Delafield Mayor

A regularly scheduled mayoral election will be held in Delafield, Wisconsin, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent mayor, Tim Aicher, is running for re-election. He will face businessman Aaron Werner in the general election. ^[37]

Muskego Mayor

A regularly scheduled mayoral election will be held in Muskego, Wisconsin, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent mayor, Rick Petfalski, is running for re-election. He will face former mayor Kathy Chiaverotti in the general election. ^[37]

Oconomowoc Mayor

A regularly scheduled mayoral election will be held in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent mayor Robert Magnus is not seeking re-election. City councilmembers Matthew Rosek and Karen Spiegelberg will face off in the general election. ^[37]

Waukesha Mayor

A regularly scheduled mayoral election will be held in Waukesha, Wisconsin, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent mayor Shawn Reilly, first elected in 2014, is not seeking re-election. Incumbent state representative Scott Allen will face city council president Alicia Halvensleben in the general election. ^{[38] [39] [37]}

Winnebago County

Neenah Mayor

A regularly scheduled mayoral election will be held in Neenah, Wisconsin, concurrent with the general election on April 7, 2026. Incumbent mayor Jane Lang will not seek re-election. ^[40] Two candidates are running to succeed Lang, policy consultant Scott Becher and educator Brian Borchardt. ^[41]

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