Wisconsin Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

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Wisconsin's 2026 ballot includes governor (Tom Tiffany (R), David Crowley (D)); 8 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Wisconsin jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

Primary Election
Aug. 11, 2026
General Election
Nov. 3, 2026
Places Listed
30
Profiles
896

Statewide

GovernorTom Tiffany (R) · David Crowley (D)

Tom Tiffany Republican

Top priorities
  • Lower costs by freezing property taxes and expanding baseload power
  • Restore order and create opportunity through manufacturing, energy and law enforcement
  • Prepare kids for success with higher standards and dollars directed to students and teachers

Per the campaign site.

About Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany

The congressman for northern Wisconsin's 7th District, a former state legislator who grew up on a dairy farm and ran a Northwoods cruise business for 20 years, he was endorsed by the state Republican Party at its May convention. Results are unofficial until the state canvass.

David Crowley Democrat

Top priorities
  • Raise wages and back local ownership and union labor, taking his county Building Bridges program statewide
  • Expand the middle class through apprenticeships in the trades, health care and green energy
  • Invest in housing, health care and climate resilience with measurable outcomes

Per the campaign site.

About David Crowley

David Crowley is the Milwaukee County executive and the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor, the first African American and youngest person elected to lead Milwaukee County, and a former state assemblyman. Results are unofficial until the state canvass.

Attorney GeneralJosh Kaul (D) · Eric Toney (R)

Josh Kaul Democrat Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Strengthen public safety and support law enforcement partnerships
  • Combat the opioid epidemic and hold companies accountable
  • Defend Wisconsinites' rights in court

Per the campaign site.

About Josh Kaul
Josh Kaul

Josh Kaul is Wisconsin's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for a third term, unopposed in the August 11 primary, setting up a November rematch with Eric Toney. A former federal prosecutor, his tenure has focused on public safety, the opioid epidemic, and defending Wisconsin law in high-profile litigation.

Eric Toney Republican

Top priorities
  • Bring front-line prosecutor experience to the office
  • Crack down on violent crime and drug trafficking
  • Support law enforcement across Wisconsin

Per the campaign site.

About Eric Toney

Eric Toney is the Fond du Lac County district attorney, Wisconsin's 2024 District Attorney of the Year and a former president of the state District Attorneys Association, and the Republican nominee for attorney general, unopposed in the August 11 primary. He was also the party's 2022 nominee, losing to Josh Kaul by 1.3 points.

Lieutenant GovernorSarah Godlewski (D) · David Varnam (R)

Sarah Godlewski Democrat

Top priorities
  • Make corporations pay their fair share to address affordability
  • Increase Wisconsin's housing supply
  • Protect and expand access to health care and affordable child care

Per the voter-guide questionnaire.

About Sarah Godlewski

Sarah Godlewski is Wisconsin's secretary of state and a former state treasurer, and the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. She was unopposed in the August 11 primary and will appear on a joint November ticket with David Crowley. Her run for lieutenant governor is what left the secretary of state's office open.

David Varnam Republican

Top priorities
  • Lower taxes
  • State and local cooperation with federal immigration authorities
  • Fund law enforcement training

Per the campaign site.

About David Varnam

David Varnam is a former three-term mayor of Lancaster, a former congressional aide and policy analyst who describes himself as a stay-at-home father, and the Republican nominee for Wisconsin lieutenant governor. Results are unofficial until the state canvass.

Secretary Of StateJoCasta Zamarripa (D) · Jay Schroeder (R) · Pete Karas (G)

JoCasta Zamarripa Democrat

Top priorities
  • Cost of living
  • Housing affordability
  • Stewardship of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands trust funds and 77,000 acres

Per the campaign site.

About JoCasta Zamarripa
JoCasta Zamarripa

JoCasta Zamarripa is a second-term Milwaukee Common Council alder for District 8 and chair of its Licenses Committee, a former state Assembly member, and the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin secretary of state. She was unopposed in the August 11 primary. The seat is open because Sarah Godlewski ran for lieutenant governor instead, Wisconsin's first open secretary of state race since 1978.

Jay Schroeder Republican

Top priorities
  • Return the chief election official role to the secretary of state
  • Improve transparency of state records
  • Strengthen accountability of election officials

Per the campaign site.

About Jay Schroeder

Jay Schroeder is a real estate and stock investor, by his own account in the WUWM voter guide, and the Republican nominee for Wisconsin secretary of state. He was also the Republican candidate for this office in 2018 and 2022. Results are unofficial until the state canvass.

Pete Karas G

Top priorities
  • Ranked choice voting, which he names first in his voter-guide questionnaire
  • Public financing of campaigns, which he names second
  • Independent redistricting, which he names third

Per the campaign site.

About Pete Karas

Pete Karas is a small-business owner and former Racine City Council member, and the Wisconsin Green Party's nominee for secretary of state. His nomination papers survived a legal challenge in June 2026. He opposes moving election administration into the secretary of state's office, the central plank of his Republican opponent's campaign.

TreasurerJohn Leiber (R) · Yee Leng Xiong (D)

John Leiber Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Grow investment returns and increase what the Common School Fund turns over to schools
  • Keep the office focused on its existing duties rather than unrelated issues
  • Administer unclaimed property and promote financial literacy without growing government

Per his voter-guide questionnaire.

About John Leiber
John Leiber

John Leiber is Wisconsin's incumbent state treasurer and the Republican nominee for re-election, a practicing Madison attorney elected in 2022. He was unopposed in the August 11 primary. This is the only 2026 race for a Wisconsin statewide office currently held by a Republican.

Yee Leng Xiong Democrat

Top priorities
  • Protect and grow the school trust fund
  • Invest in infrastructure through low-interest trust fund loans
  • Return unclaimed money to families and steward more than 74,000 acres of public trust lands

Per the campaign site.

About Yee Leng Xiong

Yee Leng Xiong is a Marathon County supervisor for District 19 and treasurer of the D.C. Everest school board, and the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin state treasurer. He is executive director of New Beginnings for Refugees and formerly led the Hmong American Center, per his voter-guide questionnaire. Results are unofficial until the state canvass.

Ballot measures

Ballot measures3 statewide measures on the 2026 ballot

3 statewide measures are on Wisconsin's 2026 ballot.

Prohibit Government Closure of Places of Worship During Emergencies Amendment

Prohibit the government from closing gatherings at places of worship during declared emergencies, including public health emergencies.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)

Prohibit Government Discrimination or Preferential Treatment Amendment

Prohibit the government from discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)

Prohibit Partial Veto to Increase Tax or Fee Amendment

Prohibit the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)

All Wisconsin ballot measures, explained

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Voting info and more

Voting info and more
How to vote in Wisconsin

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Wisconsin election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline
online by Wednesday, October 14, 2026; by mail Wednesday, October 14, 2026; in person by Friday, October 30, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026
Mail ballot
request by Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Must be received by the municipal clerk no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (no postmark grace period); no excuse needed
Election Day hours
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where to vote
Find your polling place with the Wisconsin election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls
Wisconsin requires photo ID to vote. Acceptable forms include a Wisconsin DOT-issued driver license (need not be REAL-ID compliant) or ID card, a U.S. uniformed-service military ID, or a U.S. passport book or card; IDs may be expired if expired after the most recent general election. Confidential electors are exempt.
Wisconsin election questions

Who is running for governor of Wisconsin in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Wisconsin are Tom Tiffany (R), David Crowley (D). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Wisconsin 2026 primary election?

Wisconsin's 2026 state primary was held on August 11, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Wisconsin for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Wisconsin's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Wednesday, October 14, 2026; by mail Wednesday, October 14, 2026; in person by Friday, October 30, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Wisconsin for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in Wisconsin runs Tuesday, October 20, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Wisconsin for November 2026?

Wisconsin mail ballots: request by Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Must be received by the municipal clerk no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (no postmark grace period); no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Wisconsin in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Wisconsin election office's official lookup at https://myvote.wi.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

U.S. House candidates by district

Only one district is on your ballot; the link below finds yours by street address.

U.S. House - WI-1Bryan Steil (R) · Mitchell Berman (D)

Bryan Steil Republican Incumbent

Bryan Steil is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Republican primary ballot for WI-1 on August 11, 2026, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Mitchell Berman Democratic

Top priorities
  • Lower costs for families
  • Fix health care
  • End corruption in Washington

Per the campaign site.

About Mitchell Berman
Mitchell Berman

Berman is a registered nurse with more than 23 years in healthcare, including a decade caring for veterans and active-duty service members at the VA, per the campaign site. He is a board-certified emergency nurse, a National Nurses United member, the first in his family to graduate college, and a husband and father of two, per the campaign site.

U.S. House - WI-2Mark Pocan (D)

Mark Pocan Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Champion worker rights, pension protections, and a higher minimum wage
  • Strengthen the social safety net, including unemployment compensation and higher education assistance
  • Invest in clean energy and public education while closing corporate tax loopholes

Per the campaign site.

About Mark Pocan

Pocan is a sitting member of the U.S. House representing Wisconsin, serving his seventh term, per the campaign site. He previously owned and operated a union printing company for 37 years and served 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly before his election to Congress, per the campaign site.

U.S. House - WI-3Derrick Van Orden (R) · Rebecca Cooke (D) · Alexander Valiensi Kent (Independent) · Rustin Provance (Independent)

Derrick Van Orden Republican Incumbent

Derrick Van Orden is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Republican primary ballot for WI-3 on August 11, 2026, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Rebecca Cooke Democratic

Top priorities
  • Expanding Medicare
  • Stopping corporate price gouging
  • Restructuring the Farm Bill toward smaller farms

Per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide.

About Rebecca Cooke
Rebecca Cooke

Eau Claire native who has worked as a political fundraiser, small business owner, and nonprofit leader, making her third run for this seat after a narrow 2024 loss to Rep. Derrick Van Orden, per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide, which notes support from Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Bernie Sanders.

Alexander Valiensi Kent Independent

Top priorities
  • Voter-directed democracy: an online system where citizens vote directly, one voter one vote, on legislative bills and executive actions rather than relying solely on elected representatives
  • Rejects all political donations, lobbyist money, Super PAC support, and party funding, arguing money should not determine electoral outcomes
  • Champions a servant-leadership model that prioritizes the growth and well-being of constituents and their communities over power accumulation

Per the campaign site.

About Alexander Valiensi Kent

Kent is a social worker (MSW) and author who founded the Voter Directed Network, per his campaign site. He is a father and husband from La Crosse running as an independent for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. His campaign centers on moving decision-making directly to voters rather than elected representatives.

Rustin Provance Independent

Top priorities
  • Says he is running to end the partisan division created by both major parties and "reunite and make some real changes."
  • Campaign message "Solutions Less Problems" frames his goal as sending someone to Washington who will stop the problems and create real solutions rather than perpetuate dysfunction

Per the campaign site.

About Rustin Provance

Provance is a certified HVAC-R technician, per his campaign site. He is married with seven children and is running as an independent for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District under the message "Solutions Less Problems." He says he is motivated by wanting a better future for his kids and "all of our children."

U.S. House - WI-4Gwen Moore (D) · Tim Rogers (R) · Arthur Burks (Independent)

Gwen Moore Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Maternal health
  • Healthcare and food access
  • Affordable housing

Per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide.

About Gwen Moore

Wisconsin's longest-serving U.S. House member and the first Black woman from Wisconsin elected to the House, serving on the Ways and Means Committee, per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide.

Tim Rogers Republican

Top priorities
  • Universal school choice
  • Criminal justice reform
  • Clean water access

Per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide.

About Tim Rogers

Tim Rogers has spent nearly 30 years delivering gift baskets and newspapers for two local Milwaukee businesses and grew up around his family's grocery store, Rogers and Rogers Soul Brothers Supermarket, per the campaign site. He graduated from North Division High School and attended UW-Parkside and MATC, per the campaign site.

Arthur Burks Independent

Top priorities
  • Calls for bold, independent leadership rooted in and led by the community rather than career politicians
  • Supports comprehensive gun safety legislation and funding for violence-interruption programs, along with federal action since Wisconsin municipalities lack authority over firearm law
  • Prioritizes livable wages, local business investment, vocational training for youth, and increased access to housing, education, and healthcare

Per the campaign site.

About Arthur Burks

Burks is a longtime Milwaukee businessman who has run multiple companies in the city since the 1970s, per his campaign site. He is running as an independent for Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District, saying he has fought to sustain Milwaukee communities and has raised his family there.

U.S. House - WI-5Scott Fitzgerald (R) · Andrew Beck (D)

Scott Fitzgerald Republican Incumbent

Scott Fitzgerald is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Republican primary ballot for WI-5 on August 11, 2026, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Andrew Beck Democratic

Top priorities
  • Safeguard democracy and the rule of law
  • Defend women's health care rights
  • Protect Social Security and Medicare

Per the campaign site.

About Andrew Beck

Retrained as an MRI technologist and went on to product development at GE Healthcare in Waukesha, per his campaign site, which says he holds a hospitality management degree and an MBA and lives in West Bend.

U.S. House - WI-6Glenn Grothman (R) · Brad Smith (D) · Matthew Arndt (Wisconsin Green) · Elizabeth Anne Fitzgibbon (Independent) · Mike Thurow (Independent)

Glenn Grothman Republican Incumbent

Glenn Grothman is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Republican primary ballot for WI-6 on August 11, 2026, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Brad Smith Democratic

Top priorities
  • Raise the minimum wage, expand apprenticeships, and reward companies that create jobs at home
  • Lower healthcare costs and protect coverage for pre-existing conditions
  • Restore prevailing wage and protect workers' right to organize

Per the campaign site.

About Brad Smith

Smith describes himself on the campaign site as a dad, veteran, and business builder running for Congress in Wisconsin, per the campaign site.

Matthew Arndt Wisconsin Green

Top priorities
  • Break up corporate monopolies and end corporate welfare
  • Support Medicare for All
  • Oppose prolonged U.S. military engagements abroad

Per the campaign site.

About Matthew Arndt

Matthew Arndt is a certified public accountant who operates his own tax and investment advisory firm, per WUWM 89.7 FM. He is running as the Green Party candidate for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Elizabeth Anne Fitzgibbon Independent

Top priorities
  • Affordability: pledges to fight wasteful spending and expose hidden costs to protect wages, savings, farms, and small businesses
  • Accountability: wants stronger oversight, constitutional limits, and real consequences when government officials or agencies fail the people they serve
  • Transparency: aims to shine a light on federal spending, agency decisions, conflicts of interest, surveillance, and data abuse

Per the campaign site.

About Elizabeth Anne Fitzgibbon

Fitzgibbon is a mother and advocate running as an independent for Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District, per her campaign site. She says a complex family law case she took pro se to the U.S. Supreme Court, which the court declined to hear, drove her to focus on government accountability. The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin has endorsed her candidacy, per WisPolitics.

Mike Thurow Independent

Top priorities
  • Economic affordability: wants to lower costs by tackling corporate greed, reducing utility costs, and breaking up monopolies in food supply chains and housing markets
  • Protecting workers and jobs: supports labor law enforcement, opposing outsourcing trade deals, and bringing back American manufacturing
  • Combating corruption: backs banning congressional stock trading, campaign finance reform to limit billionaire influence, term limits, and eliminating gerrymandering

Per the campaign site.

About Mike Thurow

Thurow is a Milwaukee Fire Department fire captain and director of the department's HAZMAT team, per his campaign site. Before becoming a professional firefighter in 2013, he spent nearly a decade working at Health Care for the Homeless. He is a lifelong Mequon resident and father of four running as an independent for Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District.

U.S. House - WI-7Michael Alfonso (R) · Fred Clark (D)

Michael Alfonso Republican

Top priorities
  • Cut federal spending and red tape to make homeownership attainable
  • Support farms and families
  • Redirect foreign aid and overseas military spending to domestic priorities

Per the campaign site.

About Michael Alfonso

Podcast producer and UW-Madison graduate who worked in construction to pay his way through college, endorsed by President Donald Trump and son-in-law of former 7th District Rep. Sean Duffy, per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide.

Fred Clark Democratic

Top priorities
  • An affordability agenda covering housing, health care, child care and education costs
  • Health care for everyone
  • Rebuilding the rural economy and a future for farms and forests

Per the campaign site.

About Fred Clark
Fred Clark

Owner of Clark Forestry Inc. who represented Baraboo in the Wisconsin Assembly from 2009 to 2014 and was a founding board member of the conservation group Wisconsin Green Fire, per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide.

U.S. House - WI-8Tony Wied (R) · Rick Crosson (D)

Tony Wied Republican Incumbent

Tony Wied is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Republican primary ballot for WI-8 on August 11, 2026, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Rick Crosson Democratic

Top priorities
  • Building more affordable housing
  • Expanding access to birth control
  • Capping prescription drug prices

Per the Wisconsin Examiner voter guide.

About Rick Crosson

Crosson is a U.S. Army veteran with combat-unit service who has also worked in business and served on his local school board, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as bringing military precision and leadership to Northeast Wisconsin, per the campaign site.

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