6 candidates are tracked across 3 Bayfield County races for the 2026 election, led by the Wisconsin Assembly District 73 contest. Preview your Bayfield County, Wisconsin sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateWisconsin
Races Listed3
Profiles6
Bayfield County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. 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.
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.
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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 or questionnaire response 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.
Chanz Green · RepublicanIncumbent▾
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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 or questionnaire response 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.
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: 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)
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
