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Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Outagamie County Sheriff

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

Clint C. Kriewaldt was the only candidate who filed for the office; he was unopposed in the August 11 Republican primary (12,396 votes, 87.52 percent of the contest total, per the Outagamie County Clerk's unofficial August 11, 2026 primary summary report), and no Democratic, Constitution, Libertarian or Wisconsin Green candidate filed, so he is unopposed on the November 3 ballot succeeding retiring Sheriff Brad Gehring.

Clint C. Kriewaldt

Republican

Kriewaldt is a sergeant with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department, where he has served for eight years after previously working as a deputy and school resource officer for the Shiocton School District, per Fox11. He is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, including in Super Bowl XL, per Fox11. He has said he intends to focus on school safety, opioid abuse and jail medical care as sheriff, per Fox11's coverage of his candidacy. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

2026 priorities (per the Fox11 (WLUK))

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