The deadline to file as a candidate for local school board elections was 5 p.m. June 6. Filings show that primaries will be needed in at least a few suburban Milwaukee school districts.
Primaries will be held Feb. 17 in three area districts. The general election will be April 7.
In the Hamilton School District in Waukesha County, three candidates are running for the board’s at-large seat.
In the Oak Creek-Franklin School District in southern Milwaukee County, five candidates are running for two available seats.
In the K-8 Swallow School District in northwestern Waukesha County, three candidates have decided to run for the one available seat.
No school board seats are up for election this year in Milwaukee Public Schools.
Here’s who you can expect to see on the ballot:
Arrowhead
Three-year terms, three seats
At-large seat
Chris Farris (inc.)
John Marek
Merton seat
John Barnes
Amy Hemmer (inc.)
Stone Bank seat
Lynn Blazei (inc.)
Brown Deer
Two seats, three-year terms
Todd Beadle (inc.)
Dorinthia Robinson (inc.)
Cedarburg
Two seats, three-year terms
Brady Brown
Connie Kincaide (inc.)
Incumbent Kate Erickson is not seeking re-election.
The list of candidates was provided as of 11:15 a.m. Jan. 6. The school district could not be reached immediately after the 5 p.m. filing deadline to confirm whether any additional candidates had filed.
Cudahy
Two seats, three-year terms
Katy Castleton
Chris Galewski (inc.)
Randy Hollenbeck
Rhonda Riccio (inc.)
Elmbrook
Three seats, three-year terms
At-large seat
Sam Hughes (inc.)
Elizabeth Theis
Area I Seat
Kevin Klandrud
Scott Wheeler (inc.)
Area III Seat
Robert Burlage.
Jennifer Roskopf
Incumbent Preetha Kurudiyara is not seeking re-election.
Fox Point-Bayside
Two seats, three-year terms
Beth Gould (inc.)
Incumbent Anne O’Donoghue is not seeking re-election.
The list of candidates was provided at about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 6. The school district could not be reached immediately after the 5 p.m. filing deadline to confirm whether any additional candidates had filed.
Franklin
Two seats, three-year terms
Kathryn J. Eckhardt
Denise Groniger
Mary Yank (inc.)
Incumbent Linda Witkowski is not seeking re-election.
Germantown
Two seats, three-year terms
Seat No. 3
Kimberly Higgenbotham (inc.)
Anne Utech
Seat No. 5
Molly Bussie
Richard Ya
Incumbent Eric Brown is not seeking re-election.
Glendale-River Hills
One seat, three-year term
A list of candidates was not available shortly after the 5 p.m. deadline Jan. 6.
Grafton
Three seats, three-year terms
Robert Mallon (inc.)
Steve Nauta (inc.)
Terry Vincevineus
Incumbent Carrie Walls is not seeking re-election.
Greendale
One seat, three-year term
Mary Laurel Grogan
Kathleen Wied-Vincent (inc.)
Greenfield
Two seats, three-year terms
Rob Hansen (inc.)
Pam Sierzchulski (inc.)
Hamilton
Three seats, two three-year terms, one two-year term
At-large seat (three-year term)
Cassie Hoehnen
Tom Lodzinski (inc.)
Tom Seiler
There will be a primary election Feb. 17 to narrow the field for the April 7 general election.
Village of Lannon seat (three-year term)
Jay Jones
Incumbent Katie Streblow is not seeking reelection.
Village of Sussex seat (two-year term)
Adam Gegare
Ashlie Schaffner (inc.)
Hartland-Lakeside
One seat, three-year term
Kristopher “Kpher” Evans
Morgan Henning (inc.)
Kettle Moraine
Two seats, three-year terms
Jay Crouse (inc.)
Katie Grillaert
Amy Richards (inc.)
Lake Country
Two seats, three-year terms
Matt Sherman (inc.)
Heather Wooten (inc.)
Maple Dale-Indian Hill
Two seats, three-year terms
Neil Mehta (inc.)
Sarah Miller (inc.)
Menomonee Falls
Three seats, two three-year terms, one two-year term
Nicole Barker
Jefferson E. Davis
Rebecca Derlein
Emily Kant Schlimme
Steve Taylor
Joel Woppert (inc.)
Incumbents Sarah Renn and Shelley Holzman are not seeking reelection.
Mequon-Thiensville
Three seats, three-year terms
Kate Barikmo (inc.)
Wendy Francour (inc.)
Nicholas Korger (inc.)
Merton
Three seats, three-year terms
Justen Kent
John LaFleur (inc.)
Amanda Wise
Incumbents Rebecca Imes and Nicole Cotton are not running for reelection.
Mukwonago Area
Three seats, three-year terms
Crosby Bugenhagen (inc.)
Jake Heiligenthal (inc.)
Jim Olsson (inc.)
Muskego-Norway
Two seats, three-year terms
Robert Bohmann (inc.)
Pattie Morales
Jason Szemborski (inc.)
The list of candidates was provided as of 3 p.m. Jan. 5. The school district could not be reached immediately after the 5 p.m. filing deadline Jan. 6.
New Berlin
Two seats, three-year terms
Matthew J. Arend
Joseph Greenhagen
Amanda Peterson
Bob Willkomm
Incumbents Amy Crosby and Allison Spindler are not seeking re-election.
Nicolet
Two seats, three-year terms
Laura Felix
Anthony Pennington-Cross (inc.)
Theresa Seem (inc.)
North Lake
One seat; three-year term
Rich Hawkins (inc.)
Oak Creek-Franklin
Two seats; three-year terms
Sheryl Cerniglia (inc.)
Genene Hibbler
Jen Knor
William McIntosh
Mark Verhalen (inc.)
There will be a primary election Feb. 17 to narrow the field for the April 7 general election.
Oconomowoc Area School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Jason Baumann (inc.)
Andrew Maduscha (inc.)
Pewaukee
Two seats; three-year terms
Mary Larson (inc.)
Ashley Ross (inc.)
Port Washington-Saukville
Three seats; three-year terms
City of Port Washington Seat
Kiersten Cira (inc.)
Matt Riemer
Village of Saukville Seat
Sara McCutcheon (inc.)
Town of Port Washington Seat
Dave Didier
Incumbent Justin Myers is not seeking re-election.
Richmond
Two seats; one three-year term, one one-year term filling a vacancy
Chris Fogel (inc.)
Travis Suss (inc.)
The candidate who receives the most votes will get the full three-year term, while the other candidate will serve for one year to finish a term vacated by a previous board member. Incumbent Chris Fogel has been filling that vacancy since he was sworn in July 14, 2025.
Shorewood
Two seats; three-year terms
Brian Feiges
Abby Fowler (inc.)
Incumbent Nathan Hammons is not seeking re-election.
Stone Bank
Two three-year terms, one two-year term, three seats
Dan Arnold (inc.)
Lisa Bucheger (inc.)
Rebecca Pautsch
Incumbent Jim Tessmer is not seeking reelection.
South Milwaukee
Three-year terms, three seats
Tory Elliot
Melissa Ellis
Brian Genduso (inc.)
Patrick Hintz (inc.)
John Nuck
Terrence Talley
Incumbent Nathan Jurowski is not seeking reelection.
St. Francis School District
Three-year term, one seat
Stephanie Ray-Kuczynski (inc.)
Swallow School District
Three-year term, one seat
Katie Bergmann
Colin Chance
Lisa Erdmann
Incumbent Mike Hoida is not seeking re-election.
A primary will be held Feb. 17 to narrow the field for the April 7 general election.
Waukesha School District
Three seats, three year-terms
Chase Allen
Maria Carrillo
Mitchel Gallagher
Bette Koenig (inc.)
Melissa Toledo
Diane Voit (inc.)
Incumbent David Wadd is not seeking reelection.
Wauwatosa School District
Three-year terms, four seats
Heather Birk
Liz Heimerl-Rolland
Todd Koehler
Melissa Lamers
Christopher Merker
Dan Stemper
Jason Wautier (inc.)
Incumbent Lynne Woehrle is not seeking reelection.
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
Three-year terms, three seats
Jeremiah Houle
Brian Keller (inc.)
Noah Leigh (inc.)
Sagar Tolani
Incumbent Kristen Keyser is not seeking reelection.
West Bend School District
Three-year terms, three seats
June Kruger (inc.)
Kelly Lang (inc.)
Chad Tamez (inc.)
Whitefish Bay
Three-year terms, two seats
W. Brett Christiansen (inc.)
Lynn Raines (inc.)
Whitnall
Three-year terms, three seats
Don Geiger
Joseph D. Hurkman
Cassie Rainer (inc.)
Rachel Scherrer (inc.)
Jesse Stachowiak
Reporters Kelly Meyerhofer, Kayla Huynh and Rory Linnane of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contributed to this article.
Contact Alec Johnson at 262-875-9469 or alec.johnson@jrn.com. Follow him on X at @AlecJohnson12.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Primaries will be needed in several Milwaukee area school board races
Reporting by Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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