Crawford County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Crawford County, Wisconsin

4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Crawford County races, led by the Wisconsin Assembly District 49 contest.

2 races on the November ballot · 4 candidates
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Wisconsin Assembly District 49Travis Tranel (R) · John Rindy (D)

Travis Tranel Republican Incumbent

Travis Tranel is the sitting Wisconsin State Assembly member for the 49th District (Cuba City), first elected in 2010 and re-elected to an eighth term in 2024, per his campaign site.

John Rindy Democratic

Top priorities
  • Funding the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and addressing PFAS pollution concerns
  • Increasing state education funding and reforming the school voucher program

Per the campaign site.

About John Rindy

John Rindy is a Potosi resident running as the only Democrat in the District 49 race, per his campaign site.

Travis Tranel (Republican), John Rindy (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Travis Tranel 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.

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Wisconsin Senate District 17Howard Marklein (R) · Jenna Jacobson (D)

Howard Marklein Republican Incumbent

Howard Marklein is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner who has been a partner at the accounting firm now known as Baker Tilly, per his official legislator biography. He served two terms in the Assembly before his election to the Senate and has co-chaired the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance since 2021. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Jenna Jacobson Democratic

Jenna Jacobson has provided volunteer budgeting and credit counseling services in Oregon, Wisconsin, and previously served as a village trustee focused on housing issues, per her official Assembly biography. She holds a degree in consumer financial planning from Purdue University after transferring from UW-River Falls, and currently represents the 50th Assembly District. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Howard Marklein (Republican), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Howard Marklein 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.

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Wisconsin nominees were set by the August 11 partisan primary (plurality, no runoffs) and meet on the November 3 ballot; unopposed nominees still print. All 99 Assembly seats and the odd-numbered Senate districts are up, along with sheriff, clerk of circuit court and coroner in each county; county clerk, treasurer, register of deeds and district attorney were elected in 2024 and county executives, boards and judges are elected at the spring election, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Crawford County 2026 election questions

Who is on the ballot in Crawford County, Wisconsin on November 3, 2026?

Crawford 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.

When is the 2026 general election in Wisconsin?

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

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