The Wausonian's Spring 2026 election guide
This post will be continuously updated with interview links and campaign finance data
Last cycle, the election pages were very spread out, as we published them when they came out.
So this time around I thought it would make sense to create a separate page as a one-stop shop for all the candidate elections. As we publish candidate previews, we will link them on this page (and link back to this page with previews.
Candidates with an (I) after their name indicates they are the incumbent, or in other words, the person currently holding that office.
Only two races that we’re tracking — Wausau City Council District 6 and the D.C. Everest School Board election — will have a spring primary on Feb. 17.
In the meantime, think of this as a living document that will be updated as more information comes in. I hope to link to campaign finance data when that is filed as well.
Wausau City Council
District 1: Carol Lukens (I) vs Mary Kowatch
District 2: Michael Marten (I) vs Nick Nowak
District 4: Tom Neal (I) vs Vylius Leskys
District 5: Aaron Griner (I) vs Andrew Wiskowski
District 6: Mario Diaz vs Keene Winters vs Kristin Slonski
District 7: Lisa Rasmussen (I) vs Matt Hoenecke
District 11: Timothy Howe vs Bruce Trueblood
Marathon County Board
District 1: Katie Rosenberg vs Dane Suleski
District 8: Kim Ungerer (I) vs Sarah Watson
District 13: Mike Ritter (I) vs Beverly Krejci
District 16: Bill Conway (I) vs Tony Sherfinski
District 25: Timothy Sondelski (I) vs Susan Stankowski
Wausau School Board
The following candidates will be seeking four seats: Charles Burger (I), John Huntington, Kathryn Ruland, Cory Sillars (I), Lance Trollop (I), Yauo Yang.
D.C. Everest School Board
The following candidates will be seeking two seats (the number will trigger a primary runoff): Yee Leng Xiong (I), Bill Conway, Jennifer Douck, Tony Eilers, Daron Juneau.
Village of Weston
The following candidates will be seeking three seats on the village board: Katrina Clark, Brent Olson, Lisa Beck, Steven Cronin (I), Mark Kern (I).
Village of Rib Mountain
The following candidates will be seeking three seats on the village board: Cory Sillars (I), Barbara Newton, Joe Hurst
Village of Rothschild
The following candidates will be running for three seats on the village board: Bill Schremp (I), Deb Ehster (I), Paul Kennedy (I) and Emily Ohlrich.
Village of Kronenwetter
The following candidates will be seeking three seats on the village board: Aaron Myszka (I), Kenneth Charneski (I), Kelly Coyle, Craig Mortensen (I), Kenneth Maciaz.
Referenda
Referenda are currently being discussed for Wausau and Weston. The Wausonian will update this page when more information about the referendum questions are revealed.
Remember to keep checking back on this page, which will be updated somewhat frequently, including links to candidate previews and stories about campaign finances.
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