Brown County, Wisconsin

Brown County Sheriff

One candidate is tracked for Brown County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Todd J. Delain. Candidate information follows official Brown County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

August 11 primary result: Todd J. Delain won the Republican nomination with 18,111 of 18,160 votes cast (99.7 percent, remainder scattered write-ins), per the Brown County Board of Canvassers' certified County Canvass Statement dated August 17, 2026. No named candidate appeared on the Democratic, Constitution, Libertarian or Wisconsin Green primary ballot lines for this office; each of those lines' entire vote total (819 Democratic; 1 Constitution; 1 Libertarian) was certified as 'SCATTERING' with no candidate meeting the threshold to be named, and the canvass's own certification page lists 'SCATTERING' (not a person) as the highest vote-getter on the Democratic line, per the same certified canvass. RULE-0 FLAG: search coverage repeatedly surfaced a 'Sergeant Tim Thomas' as a Democratic challenger to Delain in this race, but every such article that could be dated was actually from the 2018 Delain-vs-Thomas race, not 2026, and no Thomas appears anywhere on the certified 2026 canvass; treat any 'Tim Thomas' 2026 Brown County sheriff coverage as stale/misattributed unless the county certifies a write-in nominee before November. Delain is unopposed on the November 3 ballot per the certified canvass as it stands.

What this office does

Sheriff. The sheriff runs the county's law enforcement agency, operates the county jail, provides courthouse security and serves court papers such as warrants, subpoenas and evictions. In many counties the sheriff's office is the primary police force for areas outside city limits. The sheriff hires deputies and manages the office's budget within what the county board approves.

This race. Every voter in Brown County votes on this seat. The sitting officeholder, Todd J. Delain, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Todd J. Delain

Republican Incumbent

Biography

Todd J. Delain has served as Brown County Sheriff since January 2019, after a law enforcement career that began as a U.S. Army counter-intelligence special agent in 1990 and continued at the Brown County Sheriff's Office starting in 1996 across the jail, patrol and drug task force divisions, per the sheriff's office's official page. He holds a master's degree in management and organizational behavior, is an FBI National Academy graduate, and coordinates the county's Child Abduction Response Team. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

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Who is running for Brown County Sheriff in 2026?

When is the Brown County Sheriff election in Wisconsin?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Wisconsin are on the Wisconsin election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Brown County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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