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La Crosse County, Wisconsin

La Crosse County Sheriff

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One candidate is tracked for La Crosse County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: John C. Siegel. Candidate information follows official La Crosse County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

August 11 primary result: John C. Siegel was unopposed for the Democratic nomination (16,373 votes) and no Republican filed (the Republican line drew 105 write-in votes), so Siegel is the only name on the November 3 ballot, per the La Crosse County Clerk's official summary results report and the clerk's Candidates Registered by Office list. Wisconsin prints unopposed candidates.

John C. Siegel

Democratic

Sheriff John Siegel took office in January 2023 as the first Democrat to hold the position in decades, after 30 years in law enforcement, per news8000.com. At his swearing-in he said his priorities would include increasing the Sheriff's Department's visibility across La Crosse County beyond the city limits and taking care of the department's deputies and jailers, per news8000.com. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

2026 priorities (per the news8000.com (swearing-in remarks))

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Candidate roster from official La Crosse County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-09-07. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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