August 11 primary result: Eric C. Zellner (58 percent) won the Republican nomination over Scott J. Szydel (34 percent), Kevin J. Schmidt (7 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per kewauneecountystarnews.com reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass).
Eric C. Zellner · Republican▾
Zellner is Lieutenant of Operations with the Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department, where Zellner has served for 28 years, beginning as a part-time jailer and dispatcher before advancing through patrol, the SWAT team, and the Door/Kewaunee Drug Task Force, per the campaign site. Zellner holds the Certified Public Manager designation and the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expand community outreach and youth education programs · Provide accountable leadership for the sheriff's department (per the campaign site)
Joel Kitchens (Republican), Renee A. Paplham (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Joel Kitchens 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.
Joel Kitchens · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Joel Kitchens has worked as a farm animal veterinarian in Door and Kewaunee counties for more than 30 years, co-founding a veterinary practice in Sturgeon Bay in 1984, per his official legislator biography. He served on the Sturgeon Bay School Board, including as its president, before his election to the Assembly in 2014. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Renee Paplham works as a mediator with the Mediation Center of Green Bay, per Door County Daily News. She is a lifelong resident of Kewaunee County with a bachelor's degree from UW-Green Bay, and this is her second campaign for the seat after running against Rep. Joel Kitchens in 2024. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Mark Becker (Independent), Nic Cravillion (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: André Jacque 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.
Mark Becker · Independent▾
Mark Becker is a small-business owner who previously served as chairperson of the Republican Party of Brown County and as a Brown County supervisor, per Door County Daily News. He currently hosts a radio show in Green Bay and left the Republican Party after the 2016 presidential election, and is now running for the Senate seat as an independent. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Nic Cravillion served in the U.S. Army for more than 15 years, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan, and continues to serve as a drill sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, per his campaign website. He worked as district director for State Senator Andre Jacque for more than five years and was raised on his family's dairy farm in New Franken, a homestead his family has held since 1854.
Priorities: Lower taxes and promote responsible, transparent government spending · Expand workforce opportunities, affordable housing, and support for small businesses · Support law enforcement, veterans, and reliable energy (per the campaign site)
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