Eau Claire County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Wisconsin Assembly and Wisconsin Senate and more, and where they stand on schools and health care.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Eau Claire County is split across 2 Wisconsin Assembly districts.
Find your districts by addressWisconsin Assembly: 2 districtsDistricts 91, 93
Wisconsin Assembly District 91Bruce Stabenow (R) · Jodi Emerson (D)
Bruce Stabenow
Top priorities
- Bring small-business experience to state government
- Support local job creation and the local economy
Per the campaign site.
About Bruce Stabenow
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.
Jodi Emerson
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 was found as of September 7, 2026.
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.
Full race pageWisconsin Assembly District 93Michael Ayala (R) · Christian Phelps (D)
Michael Ayala
Michael Ayala is the Republican candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 93 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Christian Phelps
Top priorities
- Fund strong public schools
- Restore reproductive freedom
- Expand health care access
Per the campaign site.
About Christian Phelps
Christian Phelps is the State Representative for Wisconsin's 93rd Assembly District and a candidate for re-election, per the campaign site. Phelps was communications director for the Wisconsin Public Education Network for nearly five years before taking office, per the campaign site. Phelps was born and raised in Eau Claire and holds a bachelor's degree from Vassar College and a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, per the campaign site.
Michael Ayala (Republican), Christian Phelps (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Christian Phelps 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 31Michele Magadance Skinner (R) · Jeff Smith (D)
Michele Magadance Skinner
Skinner serves on the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors, per WEAU. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jeff Smith
Top priorities
- Clean water for all
- Access to quality health care
- Fair funding for public schools
Per the campaign site.
About Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith is the Democratic state senator for Wisconsin's 31st Senate District, elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, per the campaign site. Smith served two terms in the State Assembly and grew a window cleaning business to 22 employees over more than 30 years, per the campaign site.
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.
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Who is on the ballot in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin on November 3, 2026?
Eau Claire County sample ballot 2026: see where the wisconsin senate and wisconsin assembly candidates stand on schools and health care. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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