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Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Senate District 25

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2 candidates are tracked for Wisconsin Senate District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Erik Severson and Charly Ray. Candidate information follows official Sawyer County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Erik Severson (Republican), Charly Ray (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Romaine Robert Quinn 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.

Erik Severson

Republican

Severson is an emergency room physician in Osceola who previously served two terms in the Wisconsin Assembly representing the 28th District from 2011 to 2015, per WPR. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and an MD from Mayo Medical School. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Charly Ray

Democratic

Ray is a Bayfield County Board member who works as a forester and co-owns Honest Dog Books, a bookstore in Bayfield, per the Amery Free Press. He previously worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin DNR, and moved to the Lake Superior area in 1993. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

2026 priorities (per the Amery Free Press)

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