Bayfield County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Wisconsin Assembly and Wisconsin Senate and more, and where they stand on schools, health care and taxes.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Bayfield County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Wisconsin Elections Commission page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Bayfield 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
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protecting the Lake Superior watershed
- Supporting teachers and strengthening schools
- Reproductive justice and healthcare
About Angela Stroud
Angela Stroud is the State Representative for Wisconsin's 73rd Assembly District and is running for a second term, per the campaign site. Stroud has worked as an educator and moved to Ashland in 2012, per the campaign site. Stroud helped secure free lead line replacement for homeowners in Superior, per the campaign site.
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
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
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Healthcare that works for rural Wisconsin
- Property taxes and the cost of living
- Protecting our outdoor heritage
About Erik Severson
Erik Severson is an emergency medicine physician from Osceola who served as the State Assemblyman for the 28th District and chaired the Assembly Health Committee, per the campaign site. Severson is a candidate for Wisconsin State Senate District 25, per the campaign site.
Charly Ray
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Limit state preemption of local zoning and shoreland management authority, per Amery Free Press
- Reform the school funding formula to reduce the rural property tax burden, per Amery Free Press
- Expand rural EMS and elder care funding, per Amery Free Press
About Charly Ray
Charly Ray is a forester and owner of Honest Dog Books in Bayfield, per the campaign site. Ray served 10 years on the Town of Bayview board and five years on the Bayfield County Board, per the campaign site. Ray is a candidate for Wisconsin State Senate District 25, per the campaign site.
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 Bayfield County, Wisconsin on November 3, 2026?
Bayfield County sample ballot 2026: see where the wisconsin senate and wisconsin assembly candidates stand on schools, health care and taxes. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Wisconsin?
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