August 11 primary result: David W. Zoerner (49.8 percent) won the Republican nomination over Tony Gonzalez (31.1 percent), James Beller (19 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per kenoshacountyeye.com reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass).
David W. Zoerner · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Sheriff of Kenosha County, listed as David W. Zoerner on the Kenosha County Clerk's August 11 candidate and ward listing. In a West of the I questionnaire he points to partnerships with municipal police agencies and to expanding investigative capacity inside the department. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Creating a dedicated Internet Crimes Against Children unit · Traffic safety enforcement · Even distribution of resources across the county (per the West of the I questionnaire)
Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Greg Miller (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Amanda Nedweski 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.
Amanda Nedweski · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Amanda Nedweski worked as a technology consultant for Fortune 500 clients and later as a senior financial planning and analysis professional at CNH Global in Racine, per her official legislator biography. She served on the Kenosha County Board after her 2022 election before winning her Assembly seat. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Greg Miller is the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 32 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.
Ed Hibsch (Republican), Tip McGuire (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Tip McGuire 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.
Ed Hibsch · Republican▾
Ed Hibsch is an entrepreneur and owner of a limousine business, and a Kenosha native, per WUWM. He has run for this Assembly seat three previous times, in 2020, 2022 and 2024. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Empowering parents in education · Supporting police and fire services · Reducing inflation, taxes and government spending (per the WUWM candidate voter guide)
Tip McGuire worked as a legislative aide to former Assembly Member Peter Barca and as a prosecutor for the Kenosha County District Attorney's office before his 2019 election to the Assembly, per his official legislator biography. He has also served as an assistant district attorney for Milwaukee County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Valerie Kretchmer (Republican), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Ben DeSmidt 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.
Valerie Kretchmer · Republican▾
Valerie Kretchmer is a business professional with a background in budgeting, procurement and operational efficiency, and a longtime Pleasant Prairie resident, per her campaign website. She has served on the Pleasant Prairie Parks Commission, working on ADA-compliant playground design at Prairie Springs Park, and previously ran for the Kenosha Unified School District Board.
Priorities: Focus on education fundamentals and reform special education funding · Support accountability and community-driven policing for safer neighborhoods · Provide real tax relief and responsible spending for affordability (per the campaign site)
Ben DeSmidt taught at Carthage College from 2005 to 2020 and co-owns Union Park Tavern in Kenosha, per his official legislator biography. He describes himself as a fourth-generation elected official in Wisconsin. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Ellen Schutt (Republican), Adam Duda (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Steve Nass 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.
Ellen Schutt · Republican▾
Schutt grew up farming cattle in Darien, Wisconsin, and continues to help operate the family farm; she has worked as an accountant at The DeLong Company, served as a Wisconsin State Legislature staffer, represented the 31st Assembly District from 2023 to 2025, and now serves as executive director of the Wisconsin FFA Foundation, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Stand with law enforcement and first responders · Pursue lower taxes and responsible budgeting amid rising costs · Support parental rights in their children's education (per the campaign site)
Adam Duda is self-employed and immigrated to the United States from Poland at age nine, per WUWM. He holds degrees in engineering and law, previously worked for 11 years at the U.S. patent office, and serves as a Village of East Troy trustee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Use the state surplus to increase school funding and reduce property tax referendums · Expand the Homestead Tax Credit for seniors and affordable childcare access · Require large corporations and data centers to pay their fair share of infrastructure costs (per the WUWM candidate voter guide)
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