While the Journal wishes it could have sent a questionnaire to every single candidate in every municipality, time and staff constraints did not allow for it. If an entire board (village or township) was running unopposed, or if no new candidates (who have not run before) were listed, then a questionnaire was not sent. In some cases, the Journal reached out to town clerks for contact information for candidates, but did not receive a response before press time.

Here is a roundup of what residents in the following townships and villages will see on their ballots.

Maiden Rock Village Board

Incumbent Tracy Young* is looking to secure another term as village president, while Jeremy Bruce Andrews is seeking a trustee seat unopposed.

Plum City Village Board

Longtime Village President Douglas Watkins chose not to seek re-election. Trustee Peggy Gilles is running unopposed for the village president spot, while trustees Roland Eccles* and Sarah Hinrichs* are running unopposed.

Town of Clifton

Joseph J. Rohl* (town chair), Michael Fiedler* (supervisor I), Jim Ashbach* (supervisor II), and Kris Johnson* (clerk/treasurer) are all running unopposed.

Town of Diamond Bluff

Jeff Holst* (town chair), Pat Atherton* (supervisor I), Roger A. Dosdall* (supervisor II), Todd Mehrkens* (clerk) and Mark T. Place* (treasurer) are all running unopposed.

Town of El Paso

Ronald Kannel* (town chair), Dan Fischer* (supervisor I), Ronald F. Foley* (supervisor II), Sherri Heise* (clerk) ad Debra Pittman* (treasurer) are all running unopposed.

Town of Gilman

Philip Verges* (town chair), Michael Traynor* (supervisor I), William Emerson* (supervisor II), Rebecca Manley* (clerk) and Luann Emerson* (treasurer) are all running unopposed.

Town of Hartland

Kurt Nelson* (town chair), Don Acker* (supervisor I), Mark Girdeen* (supervisor II), Polly Remick* (clerk) and Cyndi Kern* (treasurer) are listed on the ballot unopposed.

Town of Isabelle

Dennis J. Potts* will face challenger John Big Dog Gabrick for the town chair seat. Lynn Brown* (supervisor I), Gerald Sprick (supervisor II), Julie Erickson* (clerk) and Courtney Eaves (treasurer) are on the ballot unopposed.

Town of Maiden Rock

Jerry F. Duden* (town chair), John R. Danneker* (supervisor I), Allen White* (supervisor II) and Carla Schuster* (clerk/treasurer) are all running unopposed.

Town of Rock Elm

Timothy R. Bates* (town chair), Chris Thibado* (supervisor II), Dawn Churchill (clerk) and Pam Reitz* (treasurer) will be on the Rock Elm Town Board ballot unopposed, while Mattew C. Holcomb* will face challenger Adam D. Carson for the supervisor I position.

Town of Salem

Brent Halverson* (town chair), Ben Schommer* (supervisor I) and Kyler Hinrichs* (supervisor II) are running for Salem Town Board with no challengers.

Town of Union

William Bechel* (town chair), James E. Weiss* (supervisor I), Jennifer S. Hines* (clerk) and Annita Cripe* (treasurer) are running for the Union Town Board unopposed. Arthur Ritchie is challenging Lynn Fleishauer* for the supervisor II position.

Voters will also see the following state elections on their ballots:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Brittany Kinser vs. Dr. Jill Underly*

While technically a nonpartisan race, Republicans have backed Brittany Kinser, an independent education consultant and former president of City Forward Collective, a charter- and voucher-focused Milwaukee nonprofit. She was director of Wisconsin Rocketship schools, part of a national network of public charter schools. She also taught special education in Chicago and was a public elementary school principal in Milwaukee, according to her campaign website. According to Wisconsin Decides, if elected, Kinser has said she would focus on implementing higher academic standards. She is also a longtime advocate for private school voucher programs and charter schools, which historically have led to cuts in public school funding in some instances.

Democrats have supported Underly, who is seeking her second term. She has worked as a middle and high school teacher, an elementary school principal, and a school district superintendent in rural Wisconsin.  She has served as Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2021. According to Wisconsin Decides, Underly said that under her leadership, Wisconsin schools achieved the highest graduation rates in state history. She also implemented higher standards for math and science, expanded career and technical education, and supported more stable funding in rural school districts.She has served as Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2021. Underly has touted that under her leadership, Wisconsin schools achieved the highest graduation rates in state history. She also implemented higher standards for math and science, expanded career and technical education, and supported more stable funding in rural school districts.

Justice of the Supreme Court

Bradley Schimel (R) vs. Susan Crawford (D)

Susan Crawford serves as a circuit court judge in Dane County. A former Assistant Attorney General with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crawford has prosecuted some of the state’s highest profile criminal cases. She grew up in Chippewa Falls and supports protecting abortion rights. A former Assistant Attorney General with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crawford prosecuted some of the state’s highest profile criminal cases. Crawford grew up in Chippewa Falls.

Schimel served one term as the Wisconsin Attorney General. Former Gov. Scott Walker appointed him Waukesha County Circuit Court judge in 2019. He has expressed support for Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban law.

court judge in Dane County. A former Assistant Attorney General with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crawford prosecuted some of the state’s highest profile criminal cases. Crawford grew up in Chippewa Falls.court judge in Dane County. A former Assistant Attorney General with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crawford prosecuted some of the state’s highest profile criminal cases. Crawford grew up in Chippewa Falls.

Court of Appeals Judge District 3

Lisa K. Stark* is a judge for District III of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She assumed office on April 23, 2013. Her current term ends on July 31, 2025.

Stark is running for re-election for the District III judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She is on the ballot in the general election on April 1, 2025. The primary for this office on February 18, 2025, was canceled.

Stark was appointed to the court in February 2013 by Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

Judge Stark received her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1979 and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1982. She has served as the dean of the Wisconsin Judicial College, according to Ballotpedia. She is married Thomas J. Misfeldt; she has one son, three stepsons, and three grandchildren. She enjoys reading, traveling, art and art history, golf, running and other sports.

State of Wisconsin Referendum

Photographic identification for voting. Shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?