August 11 primary result: Matt Burch (43 percent) won the Republican nomination over Zip Spencer (19 percent), Erik Knull (14 percent), Matthew Tate (12 percent), Aaron Kirby (10 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per civicmedia.us reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass). Jesberger in November.
Matt Burch · Republican▾
Certified to the Republican ballot for Sauk County Sheriff on the county clerk's August 11 candidate listing. No occupation, platform statement or campaign site was published for him in the sources reviewed.
Julie Helmer (Republican), Karen DeSanto (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Karen DeSanto 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.
Julie Helmer · Republican▾
Helmer works as a customer service representative at a local insurance agency and previously worked in administration for a tax and accounting firm in Madison, per her campaign site. She has served as vice chair of the 2nd Congressional District GOP, secretary of the Sauk County GOP, and as one of Wisconsin's presidential electors in 2024.
Priorities: Keep Sauk County a place where families can thrive, per the campaign site
DeSanto is a former professional circus performer who later served as CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Wisconsin from 2011 to 2024, per her official legislator page. She graduated from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in 1993 and was named the National Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 2021 CEO of the Year. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Tony Kurtz (Republican), Zach Commons (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Tony Kurtz 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.
Tony Kurtz · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Kurtz spent two decades in the U.S. Army before retiring from military service, per his official legislator page. He and his wife own a farm in Wonewoc, where the couple raised two children. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Zach Commons is the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 41 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.
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