Spring 2026 Election Information

The Spring Election is scheduled for April 7, 2026. Below you will find candidate information. Keep checking the Menomonie Minute for election coverage and updates. Election information can be found on My Vote Wisconsin.

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Municipal Boards - cities, townships, and villages

City of Menomonie

Because there are three candidates for mayor, a primary will be necessary in the City of Menomonie, which will be held on February 17th for that race only.

Ward 2

Matthew Crowe (I)

Diane Edwards

Ward 4

Gretchen Yonko (I)

Lynn Schneider

Ward 6

Leland Schwebs (I)

Casie Sulzle

Ward 8

Mary Solberg (I)

Camden Hargrove

Ward 10

Ryland Erdman (I)

Cheryl Bean

Mayor

Randy Knaack (I)

Matthew Crowe

Grady Richartz

(I = Incumbent)

A map of the city wards can be found HERE. Election Information can be found on the City Clerk's website.

Villages and Townships

Municipalities and villages in Dunn County may have seats up for election on the spring ballot. What will be on the ballot varies as each municipality and village is unique. Elected officials include town chairpersons, supervisors, clerks, and treasurers, as well as village presidents, trustees, and clerks.

Some municipalities have combined clerk/treasurer positions, and the clerk and treasurer positions may also be appointed rather than elected. Townships will also vary in the number of supervisors they have, and villages can vary in the number of trustees they have.

Links to the websites of all townships and villages in Dunn County can be found on the Dunn County Clerk's website.

SDMA School Board

Three seats are up for election. Those seats are held by Dale Dahlke, Amy Riddle-Swanson, and Amber Kersting. Kersting is not seeking reelection.

There are five candidates registered to run for the School Board in the April 7, 2026, Spring Election. In accordance with election procedures, a drawing of lots to determine ballot order was conducted on Friday, January 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Administrative Service Center Board Room, located at 215 Pine Avenue East, Menomonie, Wisconsin.

The resulting ballot order for the April 7, 2026, Spring Election is as follows:

1. Dale Dahlke (I)

2. Jay Edenborg

3. Amy Riddle-Swanson (I)

4. Joseph R. Eliason

5. Josie Pillman

From the SDMA website.

Dunn County

Ten seats for the Dunn County Board are being contested. A Dunn County district map can be found HERE.

Contested districts and candidates: 

District 1: Timothy A. Lauffer (I), Colfax, and Jeff Foster, Colfax

District 2: Heather Seburn, Prairie Farm, and John Wurtzler, Boyceville

District 6: Dustin Shackleton (I), Menomonie, and Jim Zons, Colfax

District 9: Stephanie May, Downing, and Samuel S. Thompson, Knapp

District 11: Michelle Bachand (I), Menomonie, and Dave Lindquist, Menomonie

District 22: Andrew Hagen (I),  Menomonie, and Katie Richartz, Menomonie

District 26: Larry R. Bjork (I),  Menomonie, and Darrin Witucki, Menomonie

District 28: Gordon Wolf n (I), Menomonie, and Tim C. Lienau, Menomonie

District 29: David E. Styer, Menomonie, and Amber J. Robinson, Eau Galle 

The following candidates are unopposed, or there is no candidate: 

District 3: (No candidate)

District 4: Ronald P. Score (I), Boyceville

District 5: Gary Stene (I), Colfax

District 7: Gary Bjork (I), Colfax

District 8: Luke Wilsey (I), Menomonie

District 10: Donald Gjeston (I), Knapp

District 12: Mike Kneer (I), Menomonie

District 13: Monica Berrier (I), Menomonie

District 14: Agnes Welsch (I), Menomonie

District 15: Barbara W. Lyon (I), Menomonie

District 16: Tom Wagner, Menomonie

District 17: Kelly McCullough (I), Menomonie

District 18: Sheila Stori (I), Menomonie

District 19: Cody Gentz, Menomonie

District 20: Spencer P. Berndt (I), Menomonie

District 21: Diane L. Morehouse (I), Menomonie

District 23: Mark Thomas (I), Menomonie

District 24: Randy Prochnow (I), Menomonie

District 25: Tom Gilbert (I), Elk Mound

District 27: Robert Bauer (I), Mondovi 

From the Dunn County Clerk website.

Circuit Court Judge

Dunn County Circuit Court Judge, Branch I - James M. Peterson is running unopposed as he seeks another 6-year term.

State Elections

Wisconsin Supreme Court

One seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be on the ballot, following the announcement that Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley will not seek re-election. Two candidates have filed to run for the office: Chris Taylor and Maria S. Lazar. The winner of the April election will serve a ten-year term.

From the Wisconsin Court System website.