Local elections will headline ballots on April 2, 2024 in Pierce County, including seats for the Pierce County Board, village boards, city councils, school boards and town boards in River Falls, Trenton and Oak Grove.

The deadline for filing was 5 p.m. Jan. 2, 2024, except for Pierce County Board seats in districts 4 and 5, where the incumbents did not file papers by the deadline. In those districts, the deadline was extended to Jan. 5.

Here is a list of candidates who will appear on your local ballots. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*) and those who chose not to seek re-election are noted.

Pierce County Board (`17 supervisors)

District 1 (City of Prescott Wards 3-5) – Kris Sampson*

District 2 (Town of Clifton Wards 1-3, Town of River Falls Ward 5) – Jim Ashbach*

District 3 (Town of River Falls Ward 4, City of River Falls Wards 15-17) – Jon Aubart*

District 4 (City of River Falls Wards 6-7) – Ruth Wood. Lynn Paatalo* did not file papers to seek re-election.

District 5 (City of River Falls Wards 8, 9 and 18) – Ben Plunkett* did not file papers to seek re-election; Claire McCarty and Mark Klecker

District 6 (City of River Falls Wards 10-11) – Michael Kahlow* and Brady Penfield

District 7 (City of River Falls Wards 12-14) – Scott Bjork*

District 8 (Town of Martell Ward 2, Town of River Falls Wards 1-3) – Dean Bergseng* and Martin Kretzmann

District 9 (Town of Gilman Ward 1, Town of Spring Lake Ward 2, Village of Spring Valley Wards 1-2) –Angela Mathison*

District 10 Town of El Paso Ward 1, Town of Rock Elm Ward 1, Town of Spring Lake Ward 1, Village of Elmwood Ward 1) – Rodney Gilles* and Anne Claflin

District 11 (Town of Ellsworth Ward 1, Village of Ellsworth Wards 2 & 4) – Neil Gulbranson*

District 12 (Town of Ellsworth Ward 2, Town of Martell Ward 1, Village of Ellsworth Wards 1 & 3) – Dale Auckland* and Melissa Petersen

District 13 (Town of Oak Grove Ward 3, Town of Trimbelle Wards 1-2) – Daniel Puhrmann* and Sheila Fischer

District 14 (Towns of Hartland Ward 1, Isabelle Ward 1 and Trenton Ward 2; Village of Bay City Ward 1) – Nick Maxwell

District 15 (Town of Oak Grove Ward 1, City of Prescott Wards 1-2) – Jerry Kosin*

District 16 (Town of Diamond Bluff, Town of Oak Grove Ward 2, Town of Trenton Ward 1) – Sheila Lorentz* filed non-candidacy papers; Barry John Barringer will run unopposed.

District 17 (Town of Maiden Rock Ward 1, Town of Salem Ward 1, Town of Union Ward 1, Villages of Maiden Rock and Plum City Ward 1) – Mel Pittman*

Bay City Village Board (two seats)

A caucus was held on Wednesday, Jan. 3, where Norm Baker* was nominated for Trustee 2 and Jerry McConnell* was nominated for Trustee 4 with no challengers.

Ellsworth School Board (two seats)

Katie Feuerhelm* – filed non-candidacy papers Dec. 20

Steven Mark*

Mark Stoesz

Ellsworth Village Board (three seats)

Mindy Anderson* filed non-candidacy papers.

Tony Hines*

Laurie Neeley*

Lance Austin

Jenni Hines

Elmwood School Board (three seats)

Patrick Geraets*

Gabriel J. Weix* – filed non-candidacy papers Nov. 29

Jenny Wolf*

Jake Hartung

Elmwood Village Board (three seats)

Meaghan Poquette* - filed non-candidacy papers

Jason Severson*

Luke Weix – filed non-candidacy papers

Dawn Toth

Pam Marson

Maiden Rock Village Board (one seat)

A caucus was held Monday, Jan. 8 (after The Journal’s press time) where village residents could nominate candidates for the lone trustee seat up for election, currently held by Anthony Lins*.

Plum City School Board (one seat)

Erin Clare*

Plum City Village Board (two seats)

Peggy Gilles*

Rick Gilles*

Prescott City Council (three seats)

Mayor Rob Daugherty* (Seamus McVey did not collect enough signatures, so his registration was denied.)

Ward 5 Alderperson: Adam Granquist. Pat Knox* did not turn in papers to seek re-election.

Alderperson At-Large: Michael Gerke. Bailey Ruona* did not turn in papers to seek re-election.

Municipal Court Judge R. Patrick Eich*

If Ruona and Knox choose to run, they will have to do so as write-ins, according to Clerk Rashel Temmers.

Prescott School Board (two seats)

Pat Block*

Tanya Holub*

River Falls City Council (four seats)

Mayor Dan Toland*

Alderperson at Large/Council President Scott Morrissette*

Alderperson at Large Jeff Bjork*

Alderperson District 4 Todd Bjerstedt* and Michael Metro

River Falls School Board (three seats)

Bob Casey* – filed non-candidacy papers Dec. 21

Cindy Holbrook* – filed non-candidacy papers Dec. 21

Alan Tuchtenhagen*

Crystal DuBois

David Bo Hirstein

Monica LaVold

Spring Valley School Board (two seats)

Sandy Jacobs*

Jennelle Wolf*

Spring Valley Village Board (three open seats)

Matt Huepfel*

Brad Jorgenson*

Rich O’Connell*

Chris Davis

Oak Grove Town Board

A caucus will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 at Oak Grove Town Hall (N4939 1100^th St., Prescott), where town residents can nominate candidates for the following positions (terms are April 2024-April 2026):

Supervisor III – Michelle Huber*

Supervisor IV – James S. Boles*

Neither candidate has filed a notice of non-candidacy and is eligible for nomination.

River Falls Town Board

A caucus will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at the River Falls Town Hall (W9015 770^th Ave., River Falls) where town residents can nominate candidates for the following positions (terms are April 16, 2024-April 2026):

Supervisor III – Joe Mahoney*

Supervisor IV – Brad Mogen*

Trenton Town Board (two seats)

Supervisor III – Randall John Christiansen*

Supervisor IV – Chris Truttman* and Roger E. Schommer