(This story was updated to add new information.)
The 2026 spring election in Brown County promises new candidates when voters go to the polls on April 7.
Votes will also be tallied with new machines bought by the county at the request of local governments, putting all Brown County votes under a single counting and reporting system, according to a De Pere staff memo.
As for the competitions themselves, the variety and possibilities are wide. Many long-serving officials decided not to seek another term. Some of those races have so many contenders, primary elections will be held on Feb. 17 to cut down the field of candidates to two. Still other races will be a shoe-in for candidates with no competitors at all.
Candidates had just over a month to collect required signatures, pull together nomination papers, then submit those to their local clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Jan. 6.
Here are the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court, county, city, and village elections, and then listed alphabetically as of the deadline.
Incumbents are marked with an (i). Races that will have a primary are denoted with an asterisk (*).
Information about your polling place and registering to vote can be found on the MyVote Wisconsin website at myvote.wi.gov/en-us.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
One seat; 10-year term
Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley announced she would not run for reelection.
Brown County Circuit Court judge
One seat; six-year term
Brown County Board
All seats; two-year terms
District 1: Ron Antonneau (i) did not seek reelection.
District 2*: Incumbent Tom De Wane did not seek reelection.
District 3:
District 4:
District 5:
District 6: Kathy Lefebvre (i) will not run for reelection.
District 7: Tom Friberg (i) will not run for reelection.
District 8:
District 9:
District 10*:
District 11:
District 12:
District 13:
District 14:
District 15:
District 16:
District 17:
District 18:
District 19*: Incumbent Michael La Bouve did not seek reelection.
District 20:
District 21:
District 22:
District 23:
District 24:
District 25:
District 26:
De Pere mayor
One seat; four-year term
De Pere City Council
Four seats; three-year terms
De Pere is unique in the county in that each of its four districts are represented by two City Council members. This go-around, each district has one seat up for election.
District 1:
District 2:
District 3:
District 4: Incumbent Dan Carpenter did not seek reelection.
De Pere & Ledgeview Municipal Judge
One seat; four-year term
Judge David J. Matyas will not run for another four-year term. There are no other candidates.
Green Bay City Council
All seats; two-year terms
There will be much competition and change. Both of the highest-ranking City Council members declined to run for another two-year term following several terms in office: President Brian Johnson of District 8 and Vice President Bill Galvin of District 4. There will be several rematches, as in District 2 between council member Jim Hutchison and former council member Andy Nicholson, plus council member Jim Ridderbush and Mark Anderson in District 8. And there will be primaries in five districts, or nearly half of the races, indicated with asterisks.
District 1*:
District 2:
District 3:
District 4*: Incumbent Bill Galvin did not seek reelection.
District 5:
District 6*:
District 7:
District 8:
District 9*: Incumbent Brian Johnson will not run for reelection.
District 10*:
District 11: A previous candidate, Allen Hug, has been disqualified following a challenge to his candidacy by opponent Melinda Eck, city clerk Celestine Jeffreys told the Press-Gazette on Jan. 23.
District 12:
Green Bay Municipal Judge
One seat; four-year term
Jonathan Gigot (i)
Allouez Village Board
Three seats; three-year terms
Incumbent Christopher Sampson decided not to seek reelection.
Ashwaubenon Village Board
Three seats; three-year terms
Village Board members representing the village’s 12 wards go up for election on a rotating basis. This time, it’s the turn of board members representing wards 1 through 6, or, generally, all wards east of Interstate 41. All candidates are incumbents and will run unopposed.
Wards 1 and 2: Kelly Servais (i)
Wards 3 and 4: Gary Paul (i)
Wards 5 and 6: Chris Zirbel (i)
Bellevue Village Board
Two seats; two-year terms
Denmark Village Board
Three seats; two-year terms
Denmark municipal judge
One seat; two-year term
Greenleaf village president
One seat; two-year term
Greenleaf Village Board
Two seats; two-year terms
Hobart village president
One seat; three-year term
Hobart Village Board
Two seats; two-year terms
Howard village president
Three-year term
Incumbent Burt McIntyre did not seek reelection.
Howard Village Board
Four seats representing Districts 3, 4, 5, and 6 to two-year terms. Incumbent Scott Beyer is not seeking reelection in District 5.
District 3:
District 4:
District 5:
District 6:
Pulaski Village Board
Three seats; two-year terms
Incumbent board members Richard Roth and Stephanie Rodgers will not run for reelection.
One board member missed the non-candidacy deadline, said village clerk Jessica Giese. Under Wisconsin election law, this triggers an automatic 72-hour extension for filing candidacy paperwork. Individuals wishing to appear on the ballot must submit all required candidacy documents no later than 5 p.m. Jan. 9.
Suamico village president
One seat; three-year term
Suamico Village Board
Two at-large seats; three-year terms
Incumbent Bryan Neddo did not seek reelection.
Wrightstown Village Board
Three at-large seats; two-year terms
Incumbent Julie Sigmund did not run for reelection.
Jesse Lin is a reporter covering the community of Green Bay and its surroundings, as well as politics in northeastern Wisconsin. He also writes a weekly column answering reader questions about Green Bay. Contact and send him questions at 920-834-4250 or jlin@gannett.com.
Contact Benita Mathew at bmathew@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Candidates set for spring elections in Brown County, Green Bay, suburbs
Reporting by Jesse Lin and Benita Mathew, Green Bay Press-Gazette / Green Bay Press-Gazette
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