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Janesville, Wisconsin sample ballot 2026

Janesville voters (Rock County, Wisconsin) see Governor, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State plus 2 Rock County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

On every Janesville ballot

SheriffCurtis Fell (D)

Curtis Fell Democratic Incumbent

Curtis Fell has served as Rock County Sheriff since he was first elected in November 2022, after spending nearly 30 years with the Rock County Sheriff's Office, per the Janesville Gazette. He is seeking re-election to a second term in 2026 and has said he wants to continue supporting Sheriff's Office staff with training and tools to deliver public safety services, per the Janesville Gazette. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

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Clerk of Circuit CourtAmanda Nelson (D)

Amanda Nelson Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Efficient, transparent court administration
  • Collaboration on mental health, housing and domestic violence initiatives through the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and Housing and Eviction Workgroup
  • Helping craft policies governing artificial intelligence within the Wisconsin court system as a member of the state CCAP AI Committee

Per the campaign site.

About Amanda Nelson

Amanda Nelson has served as Rock County Clerk of Circuit Court since she was appointed by the county's judges in early 2023 to complete the 2023-2026 term, per her campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice from Northern Arizona University and a master's degree in legal studies from National Juris University, and holds the Certified Paralegal and Certified Court Manager credentials, per her campaign site.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Rock County page.

Statewide races

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.

Key voting record
  • Supported the 2025 Republican tax and spending package in the House, which passed 218-214. Supported

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
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
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
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.

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