Spring Election Candidates Named; Primary set for Common Council At-Large [Updated]

Posted on: January 6, 2026

Update 1/7/26 @ 10 p.m. to reflect Teresa Golembiewski’s decision to withdraw from the Common Council At-large race.
Update 1/8/26 @ 12:45 p.m. to indicate that there is no competition for the two Walworth County Supervisor positions.

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City of Whitewater Common Council

Three City of Whitewater Common Council seats are up for election on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Per City Clerk Heather Boehm, the following is the final status of the nomination filings, as of the January 6 deadline. A primary will be held on February 17 to determine the two candidates who will move forward to the election of the at-large seat.

District 2 (Currently represented by Orin Smith, who is not running for reelection for this position)
Gavin Kelleher, 451 Warhawk Drive
Sean Liebherr, 771 W. Lauderdale Drive

District 4
Chuck Mills, 336 S. Whiton Street
Brian Schanen [Incumbent], 441 S. Buckingham Blvd.

At-large (Currently represented by Greg Majkrzak, who is not running for reelection)
Teresa Golembiewski, 1180 Bloomingfield Drive Candidate withdrew on 1/7/26
Orin Smith, 329 N. Tratt St.
Aubrey Thompson, 318 W. North St.

Whitewater Unified School District

The candidates for WUSD School Board who had filed by the January 6 deadline, per School Board Secretary Christine Dodge:

Stephanie Hicks [Incumbent], 1254 Tower Hill Pass
Lisa Huempfner [Incumbent], 976 W. Charles St.
Terri Jones, 148 N. Hyer Lane, Apt. 8
Christy Linse [Incumbent who had filed a noncandidacy statement but changed her mind and is now running.] W5106 Meske Rd., Fort Atkinson

Walworth County Supervisor, District 4

District 4 represents the western portion of the city; a map may be found here.
Incumbent Al Stanek is not running for reelection.
Per Walworth County Clerk Susie Pike, Tyler Schneider, 160 S. Whiton St, is the only candidate.

Walworth County Supervisor, District 3

Per Walworth County Clerk Susie Pike, Incumbent Brian Holt is the only candidate.

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FALL ELECTION

U.S. House of Representatives

The general election for this position is not until November 3. It is very likely that a primary will be held on August 11, as the following candidates have already been announced:

Bryan Steil (Incumbent) (Republican Party)

Miguel Aranda (Democratic Party)

Mitchell Berman (Democratic Party)

Randy Bryce (Democratic Party)

Enrique Casiano (Democratic Party)

Gage Stills (Democratic Party)

Connor Walleck (Republican Party)

Adam Follmer (Independent)