Ashland County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Ashland County races, led by the Wisconsin Assembly District 73 contest.
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Ashland County is split across 2 Wisconsin Assembly districts.
Find your districts by addressWisconsin Assembly: 2 districtsDistricts 73, 74
Wisconsin Assembly District 73Frank Kostka (R) · Angela Stroud (D)
Frank Kostka Republican
Kostka owns Ashland's Bay Area Pawn Shop and served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force after working in the mines, per WPR. He was elected commander of the American Legion Department of Wisconsin in 2018. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Angela Stroud Democratic Incumbent
Stroud is an educator who conducted research on political divides in American culture before entering politics, per her official legislator page. She relocated to Ashland in 2012 and represents the Chequamegon Bay area. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Frank Kostka (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Angela Stroud is the sitting member, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's incumbent listing and the Legislature's roster. Wisconsin has no runoffs; the August 11 partisan primary set each party's nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list for the November 3, 2026 general election (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageWisconsin Assembly District 74Chanz Green (R) · Paul Johnson (D)
Chanz Green Republican Incumbent
Green served as utilities manager for the City of Ashland and has owned several small businesses in the 74th Assembly District, including the Pioneer Bar in Cable and Ashland Event Rentals, per his official legislator page. He chairs the Assembly Committee on Tourism. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Paul Johnson Democratic
Johnson is a retired law enforcement officer and small business owner from Spooner who serves on the Spooner Area School Board and Washburn County Board, per DrydenWire. He has managed a business dealing with tourism and agriculture in the local economy and served on a local workforce housing task force. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Chanz Green (Republican), Paul Johnson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Chanz Green is the sitting member, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's incumbent listing and the Legislature's roster. Wisconsin has no runoffs; the August 11 partisan primary set each party's nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list for the November 3, 2026 general election (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageWisconsin Senate District 25Erik Severson (R) · Charly Ray (D)
Erik Severson Republican
Severson is an emergency room physician in Osceola who previously served two terms in the Wisconsin Assembly representing the 28th District from 2011 to 2015, per WPR. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and an MD from Mayo Medical School. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Charly Ray Democratic
- Limit state preemption of local zoning and shoreland management authority
- Reform the school funding formula to reduce the rural property tax burden
- Expand rural EMS and elder care funding
Per the Amery Free Press.
About Charly Ray
Ray is a Bayfield County Board member who works as a forester and co-owns Honest Dog Books, a bookstore in Bayfield, per the Amery Free Press. He previously worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin DNR, and moved to the Lake Superior area in 1993. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Erik Severson (Republican), Charly Ray (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Romaine Robert Quinn filed a notification of noncandidacy, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Wisconsin has no runoffs; the August 11 partisan primary set each party's nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list for the November 3, 2026 general election (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Ashland County, Wisconsin on November 3, 2026?
Ashland County sample ballot 2026: who is running for wisconsin senate and wisconsin assembly, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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