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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateWisconsin
Races Listed41
Profiles60
Races We’re Tracking
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Dane County Sheriff
County
Two Democrats are competing for their party's nomination to lead the Dane County Sheriff's Office on the August 11 partisan ballot, and because no Republican filed, the Democratic contest is widely expected to settle the office, according to the Cap Times.
Kalvin Barrett · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Serves as Dane County sheriff, a post he was appointed to in 2021 and won a full term in 2022, according to the Cap Times. He previously worked in law enforcement and taught criminal justice at Madison College, per his campaign site. The Dane County Sheriff's Office says he leads an agency of more than 600 employees.
Priorities: Expanded mental health response and treatment programs, per his campaign site · Re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated people, per his campaign site · Community trust, transparency and accountability, per his campaign site
Works as a software engineer and activist, according to the Cap Times. He describes himself as a civilian with no law enforcement background and no prior political experience, per his campaign site, and says he decided to run after the response to an April protest at Ridglan Farms. His campaign site lists jail conditions, deputy staffing and use-of-force practices among his focus areas.
Priorities: A jail that meets constitutional standards, per his campaign site · Standing with deputies and filling vacant positions, per his campaign site · De-escalation first, with real limits on crowd-control weapons, per his campaign site
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Dane County Supervisor, District 5
County
Henry Fries▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 12
County
Otis Harris Jr.▾
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Tommy Rylander▾
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Sean Burke▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 36
County
David Peterson▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 25
County
Dave Boetcher▾
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Dick Greffin▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 37
County
Katie Michel▾
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Kerry Marren▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 28
County
Aaron Linas▾
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Nathan McGree▾
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Michele Doolan▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 16
County
Goodwill Obieze▾
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Rick Rose▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 3
County
Analiese Eicher▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 17
County
Dan Blazewicz▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 35
County
Michael Engelberger▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 30
County
Patrick Downing▾
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Jeremy Pings▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 15
County
Anthony Nino Amato▾
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Amy Larson▾
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Rick Cruz▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 6
County
Yogesh Chawla▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 31
County
Jerry Bollig▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 10
County
Keith Furman▾
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Madison School Board, Seat 6
Local
Blair Mosner Feltham▾
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Daniella Molle▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 9
County
Simran Arora▾
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Aria Trucios▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 7
County
Erin Welsh · Democratic▾
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John E. Fons▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 11
County
Richelle Andrae · Democratic▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 20
County
Jeff Weigand▾
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Paula Brandmeier▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 34
County
Patrick Miles▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 19
County
Brenda Yang▾
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Madison City Council, District 8
City
Ellen Zhang▾
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Bobby Gronert▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 29
County
Don Postler▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 23
County
Chuck Erickson▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 2
County
Heidi Wegleitner▾
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Carlos Rodríguez Lewison▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 26
County
Lisa Jackson▾
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Mitch Herl▾
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Madison School Board, Seat 7
Local
Nick Vander Meulen▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 22
County
Stephen Ratzlaff Jr.▾
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Gussie Lewis▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 24
County
Sarah Smith▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 1
County
Colin Barushok▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 18
County
Michele Ritt▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 33
County
Donald Dantzler Jr.▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 32
County
Chad Kemp▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 4
County
Matt Veldran▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 21
County
Jeffrey Kroning▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 14
County
Anthony Gray▾
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Dane County Supervisor, District 13
County
Jay Brower▾
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Serves as Dane County sheriff, a post he was appointed to in 2021 and won a full term in 2022, according to the Cap Times. He previously worked in law enforcement and taught criminal justice at Madison College, per his campaign site. The Dane County Sheriff's Office says he leads an agency of more than 600 employees.Priorities: Expanded mental health response and treatment programs, per his campaign site · Re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated people, per his campaign site · Community trust, transparency and accountability, per his campaign siteCampaign site →
Works as a software engineer and activist, according to the Cap Times. He describes himself as a civilian with no law enforcement background and no prior political experience, per his campaign site, and says he decided to run after the response to an April protest at Ridglan Farms. His campaign site lists jail conditions, deputy staffing and use-of-force practices among his focus areas.Priorities: A jail that meets constitutional standards, per his campaign site · Standing with deputies and filling vacant positions, per his campaign site · De-escalation first, with real limits on crowd-control weapons, per his campaign siteCampaign site →