Crawford County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Wisconsin Assembly and Wisconsin Senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Crawford 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.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressWisconsin Assembly District 49Travis Tranel (R) · John Rindy (D)
Travis Tranel
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Funding the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and addressing PFAS pollution concerns
- Increasing state education funding and reforming the school voucher program
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.
Full race pageWisconsin Senate District 17Howard Marklein (R) · Jenna Jacobson (D)
Howard Marklein
Howard Marklein has served the 17th Senate District in the Wisconsin State Senate since 2014 and co-chairs the Joint Committee on Finance, per the campaign site. Marklein is a retired CPA, per the campaign site.
Jenna Jacobson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fully fund public schools
- Clean air, safe drinking water and healthy soils
- Support family farms
About Jenna Jacobson
Jenna Jacobson is a candidate for Wisconsin's 17th Senate District who has represented the 50th Assembly District, per the campaign site. Jacobson is the ranking member of the Assembly committees on Agriculture and Sporting Heritage and earlier served on the Village of Oregon board, per the campaign site. Jacobson holds a B.S. in consumer financial planning from Purdue University and previously worked as a housing program specialist, per the campaign site.
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.
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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