August 11 primary result: Erica Koxlien (45.3 percent) won the Republican nomination over Wayne Dahl (33.5 percent), Kent Johnson (19.8 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per the official results.
Erica Koxlien · Republican▾
Erica Koxlien has worked at the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office for a decade, rising from patrol deputy to investigator and detective, per WQOW. Gov. Tony Evers appointed her Trempealeau County Sheriff on December 12, 2025, and she also works part time as an instructor at Western Wisconsin Technical College's Law Enforcement Academy. She is the Republican nominee running for a full term as sheriff in the November 3, 2026 general election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
August 11 primary result: Jessica A. Schue (58.2 percent) won the Republican nomination over Leni Nilsestuen (41.8 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per the official results. Two Republicans compete August 11 for the office that manages court records, jury selection and court finances, and one advances to November.
Jessica A. Schue · Republican▾
One of two Republicans listed for the Trempealeau County clerk of circuit court ballot on August 11 in the statewide race guide compiled by Branch Politics. No occupation, platform statement or campaign site was located in the sources reviewed. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jessica A. Schue.
Treig Pronschinske (Republican), Chris Danou (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Treig Pronschinske 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.
Treig Pronschinske · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Pronschinske is the state representative for Wisconsin's 29th Assembly District, per his official legislator page, which does not list further occupation or biography detail. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Chris Danou is the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 29 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.
Michael Ayala (Republican), Christian Phelps (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Christian Phelps 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.
Michael Ayala · Republican▾
Michael Ayala is the Republican candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 93 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.
Phelps grew up in a family of educators and has worked in special education, journalism, community organizing and public school advocacy, per his official legislator page. His stated legislative priorities include fully funding public schools and treating healthcare as a human right. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Keith Purnell (Republican), Steve Doyle (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Steve Doyle 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.
Keith Purnell · Republican▾
Purnell served more than 30 years in the U.S. Army, including as a combat medic, drill sergeant and senior military instructor, per his campaign site. He has worked as a warehouse and plant manager, an accountant, an ROTC scholarship officer at UW-La Crosse, and director of military-aligned students at Viterbo University, and holds a BS in accounting and an MBA.
Priorities: Lower the tax bill for families and retirees · Support law enforcement and public safety · Improve transparency and accountability in education (per the campaign site)
Doyle is a partner at the law firm Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC, and a trained mediator specializing in dispute resolution, per his official legislator page. A UW-Madison Law School graduate, he taught state and local government at UW-La Crosse and served as La Crosse County Board chair. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Michele Magadance Skinner (Republican), Jeff Smith (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jeff Smith 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.
Michele Magadance Skinner · Republican▾
Skinner serves on the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors, per WEAU. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Smith represents Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire and Trempealeau counties in the state Senate, per his official legislator page, with a stated focus on broadband expansion, environmental conservation and nonpartisan redistricting reform. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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