Mike Krause won the August 11 Republican primary for Monroe County sheriff over Chris Weaver, per the county canvass, and with no Democrat on the ballot he advances unopposed to the November election.
Mike Krause · Republican▾
A sergeant at the Monroe County Sheriff's Office since 2023 with 22 years in law enforcement and corrections, and for more than 30 years the owner of Fitness Connection in Tomah, according to his campaign site krauseforsheriff2026.com. News8000 reported that a petition asking the county clerk to remove him from the ballot was denied and that his name remains on the August 11 ballot.
Priorities: Smart fiscal management · A unified, professional workforce · Community trust and transparency (per the campaign site)
Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), Stephanie Stuve Bodeen (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Nancy VanderMeer 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.
Nancy VanderMeer · RepublicanIncumbent▾
VanderMeer is a dairy farmer who operates a fifth-generation family farm with her husband, David Hall, per her official legislator page. A graduate of UW-La Crosse, she serves on the Tomah Memorial Hospital and Tomah Chamber boards. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Paul Michael Weber (Independent), Cedric Schnitzler (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jill Billings 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.
Paul Michael Weber · Independent▾
Paul Michael Weber is the Independent candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 95 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.
Schnitzler is chair of the Monroe County Board and previously spent about 30 years as an organic dairy farmer before transitioning to beef cattle, per WIZM. His campaign centers on rising property tax bills, health care access, and education reform, per news8000.com. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Billings taught English as a Second Language and citizenship to Hmong adults through the Friendship Program for a decade, per her official legislator page. A graduate of Augsburg College, she served eight years on the La Crosse County Board and co-chairs the Legislature's Children's Caucus. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
These race previews show candidates we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests. Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. 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.
Sample ballot by ZIP code in Monroe County
Each ZIP page previews the statewide and congressional races for that ZIP; add a street address in the lookup for county and city contests.
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
