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.
Incumbent DemocraticgovernorTony 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 governorSara 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
Incumbent Democratic attorney generalJosh Kaul, first elected in 2018, is eligible for a third four year term, but has not yet stated if he will run for re-election.
Incumbent Democratic secretary of stateSarah 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.
One candidate, Wisconsin Green Party organizer Pete Karas, has declared a campaign for this office.[4]
Treasurer
Incumbent Republicanstate treasurerJohn Leiber, first elected in 2022, is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated if he will do so.
A regularly scheduled Wisconsin Supreme Court election will be on the ballot for the spring general election, April7, 2026, for a ten-year term on the court. The incumbent justice, Rebecca Bradley, is not running for re-election.[5]
State Court of Appeals
At least three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals will be on the ballot for the Spring general election, April7, 2026.[a]
In District I, incumbent judge Joe Donald has not indicated if he will seek a second six-year term. 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 has not indicated if she will 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.
In District IV, incumbent judge Rachel A. Graham has not indicated if she will seek a second six-year term. She was appointed to the court by Governor Tony Evers in 2019 and won election in 2020 without opposition.
Local offices
Waukesha County
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, has not indicated whether he will seek re-election. Current state representative Scott Allen is running for the office.[6]
Notes
↑ There could also be an election in District III if a vacancy occurs in that district before December 1, 2025, but only one seat per district can be on the ballot per year, so the district I, II, and IV elections are locked.
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