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2026 Spring Election
April 7, 2026

RECORDINGS AND LINKS TO FORUMS, DEBATES, AND CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS
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The LWVLA is committed to providing the public with fair, nonpartisan information about candidates and ballot questions for all elections. See below for links to print and other media forums as they become available to the public ahead of the 2026 Spring Election. The most recent sources are on top.

BLUE ROWS = STATE RACES

RED ROWS = LOCAL

On April 7, La Crosse County will hold its election for the Board of Supervisors. There are nine contested seats. The Tribune sent a questionnaire with a short bio and three open response questions to all competing candidates. The elections are nonpartisan.

Click BELOW for answers to the Tribune questionnaire presented to all of the competing candidates. Access to this link requires a subscription to the La Crosse Tribune.

Wisconsin voters will elect a new Supreme Court Justice on April 7, 2026, for a 10-year term.

Two candidates have announced they are running for election:
Chris Taylor, Judge of the Court of Appeals, District IV - Madison; and
Maria Lazar, Judge of the Court of Appeals, District I|- Waukesha.

Join the League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley, the Menard Center for the Study of Institutions & Innovation at UW-Stout; Community Conversations of Northwest Wisconsin; and League of Women Voters-St. Croix Valley chapter for in-person interviews with Judge Taylor on December 6 and with Judge Lazar on February 4*.

Monica Lazar Interview

Chris Taylor Interview

Wisconsin State Races for 2026

Click on the graphics for each source to access video and written content.

PBS has a single page for all of the Here and Now content relevant to the 2026 Elections.

Click below to access interviews and news about the
Wisconsin Supreme Court race
as well as
the primary candidates
for the governor's race in the fall.

Top Democratic candidates for governor coming together in Milwaukee
for the first candidate forum of 2026.

Main Street Action hosted the event at The Cooperage in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Jan. 21. It featured seven candidates:

State Rep. Francesca Hong, State Sen. Kelda Roys, former WEDC Director Missy Hughes, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley,
former DOA Secretary Joel Brennan and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes