August 11 primary result: Travis C. Hakes (73.8 percent) won the Republican nomination over Mark Hollister (26.2 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per weau.com reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass). The sitting sheriff faces a challenge from within his own department on August 11, and because no Democrat filed, the Leader-Telegram reports the primary winner is effectively the next sheriff.
Travis C. Hakes · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Sheriff of Chippewa County since January 2023, according to the Leader-Telegram. That paper notes he points to school safety work and services for domestic violence victims. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Proactive staff recruitment · Adopting new law enforcement technology · Public safety partnerships with other agencies (per the Leader-Telegram)
David Armstrong (Republican), Indiana Thompson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; David Armstrong 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.
David Armstrong · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Dave Armstrong has served as executive director of the Barron County Economic Development Corporation since 2013 and previously founded two companies in the medical field, per his official legislator biography. He served two terms on the Rice Lake City Council before his election to the Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Indiana Thompson · Democratic▾
Thompson is a small business owner, substitute teacher, and high school golf coach from the Chetek area, per his campaign site. He earned a degree in Golf Enterprise Management, summa cum laude, from UW-Stout and served as general manager of Big Fish Golf Course from 2018 to 2021.
Priorities: Accessible and quality public education · Support for small business growth · Affordable healthcare access close to home (per the campaign site)
Rob Summerfield (Republican), Elisha King (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Rob Summerfield 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.
Rob Summerfield · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Summerfield has spent 14 years operating small businesses in the Chippewa Valley region, per his official legislator page. He began his career in the hospitality industry and is a member of the Bloomer Chamber of Commerce, and a lifelong resident of Bloomer. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Elisha King · Democratic▾
King, 22, is employed by Pella Corporation and lives in Park Falls, per the Price County Review. He is a married father of a one-year-old daughter and has attended Price County Democratic Party meetings and community events for more than a year. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Josh Kelley (Independent), Karen Hurd (Republican), Roger Halls (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Karen Hurd 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.
Josh Kelley · Independent▾
Josh Kelley is the Independent candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 69 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Karen Hurd · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Hurd is a nutritionist who has owned Karen R. Hurd Nutritional Practice since 1994, per her official legislator page. She served in the U.S. Army from 1980 to 1984, reaching the rank of Captain in Military Intelligence, and previously served as a Fall Creek village trustee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Roger Halls · Democratic▾
Halls is an Army veteran who has served on the Stanley City Council for nearly six years, per his campaign site. He has worked with organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Wisconsin and the Children's Miracle Network, per WSAW.
Priorities: Redirect private school voucher funding to public schools and reduce the rural property tax burden · Stabilize rural EMS and volunteer ambulance funding · Expand rural health care, mental health services and broadband access (per the campaign site)
Bruce Stabenow (Republican), Jodi Emerson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jodi Emerson 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.
Bruce Stabenow · Republican▾
Stabenow is a small business owner who operates Grand Occasions Dance Hall in Osseo, per his campaign site. He is a lifelong western Wisconsin resident, born in Eau Claire, and a former Augusta City Council member.
Priorities: Bring small-business experience to state government · Support local job creation and the local economy (per the campaign site)
Jodi Emerson · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Emerson studied biotechnology at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, per her official legislator page. She serves on the Wisconsin Human Trafficking Advisory Council and is the ranking Democrat on the Assembly Colleges and Universities and Rural Development committees. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Clint Moses (Republican), Jeremiah Fredrickson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Clint Moses 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.
Clint Moses · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Moses is a chiropractor who opened Red Cedar Chiropractic with his wife, Dr. Nora Moses, in 2003, per his official legislator page. He earned degrees in psychology and human biology from UW-Stout and a doctorate in chiropractic from Northwestern College of Chiropractic, and previously served on the Menomonie Area School Board. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jeremiah Fredrickson · Democratic▾
Fredrickson is a teacher, coach, and small business owner who operates Jeremiah's Bullfrog Fish Farm, per his campaign site. He grew up in rural Amery, the child of two teachers, and now lives in Elk Mound.
Priorities: Address the rising cost of living for working families · Protect rural health care and schools · Give rural Wisconsin a strong voice in Madison (per the campaign site)
Romaine Robert Quinn (Republican), Jeff Foster (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Jesse James 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.
Romaine Robert Quinn · Republican▾
Quinn currently serves as the state senator for Wisconsin's 25th Senate District and previously worked as a Coca-Cola salesman and mayor of Rice Lake, per his official legislator page. His 2026 campaign for the 23rd Senate District emphasizes tax relief for working families and retirees and rural investment, per WEAU. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jeff Foster · Democratic▾
Foster is a Dunn County sheep farmer and former social worker and dairy farmer, per WEAU. He holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and UW-Oshkosh. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Michele Magadance Skinner (Republican), Jeff Smith (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jeff Smith 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.
Michele Magadance Skinner · Republican▾
Skinner serves on the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors, per WEAU. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jeff Smith · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Smith represents Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire and Trempealeau counties in the state Senate, per his official legislator page, with a stated focus on broadband expansion, environmental conservation and nonpartisan redistricting reform. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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