NOTICE OF ELECTION
Partisan Primary – August 11, 2026
And
General Election – November 3, 2026
Election Details
A primary election will be held in the towns, villages, cities, wards, and election districts of the
State of Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and an election will be held on Tuesday,
November 3, 2026. The following officers are to be nominated and elected:
Constitutional Officers
Five (5) Constitutional Officers, for the term of 4 years, to succeed the present
incumbents listed, whose term of office will expire on January 4, 2027:
Governor Tony Evers
Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez
Attorney General Josh Kaul
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski
State Treasurer John S. Leiber
Congressional Officers
Eight (8) Representatives in Congress, for the term of 2 years, to succeed the present
incumbents listed, whose terms of office will expire on January 3, 2027
8 th Congressional District Tony Wied
Legislative Officers
Seventeen (17) State Senators, for a term of 4 years, to succeed the present
incumbents listed, whose term will expire on January 4, 2027:
District 19 Rachael Cabral-Guevara
District 29 Cory Tomczyk
Ninety-nine (99) Representatives to the Assembly, for a term of 2 years, to succeed the
present incumbents listed, whose term will expire on January 4, 2027:
District 6 Elijah Behnke
District 56 Dave Murphy
District 57 Kevin Petersen
District 87 Brent Jacobson
County Officers
County Officers for each county, for a term of 4 years, to succeed the present
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incumbents in the office of Sheriff, and Clerk of Courts, whose terms of office will expire
on January 4, 2027:
Waupaca Clerk of Courts Yvette Kienert
Waupaca County Sheriff Timothy Wilz
For Candidates
The first day to circulate nomination papers is April 15, 2026, and the final day for filing
nomination papers is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026. Candidates for constitutional,
congressional, and legislative officers file with the Wisconsin Elections Commission. All
county partisan office candidates file with their respective county clerk. Congressional
and legislative district boundaries are described in Chapters 3 and 4 of the Wisconsin
Statutes by 2023 Wisconsin Act 94, which is available at:
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/acts/94.
Additional Information
Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo
ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
DONE in the City of Waupaca on March 20, 2026
_______________________________
Kristy K. Opperman
Waupaca County Clerk
811 Harding Street
Waupaca, Wisconsin 54981
715-258-6200
TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Electronic Voting Equipment Testing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used at the
Spring Election on Tuesday, April 7 th , 2026, will be held at Bear Creek Town Hall E9107 Silver
Creek Road at 1:30pm on Monday, March 30 th , 2026.
Location and Hours of Polling Place
A Spring Election will be held on Tuesday, April 7 th , 2026, in the Town of Bear Creek. The
following polling place location will be used:
Bear Creek Town Hall
E9107 Silver Creek Road
Polling place will be open at 7am and will close at 8pm. Polling place is accessible to elderly
and disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, please contact
municipal clerk.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
715-701-4992
Election 2026 Update
There are no February 2026 election
Next elections are scheduled for April 7th 2026
FYI There is a new voting process this year. Please be patient and allow for extra time.
TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Electronic Voting Equipment Testing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used at the
Primary Election on Tuesday, April 1 st , 2025 will be held at Bear Creek Town Hall E9107 Silver
Creek Road at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 26 th , 2025.
Location and Hours of Polling Place
A Spring Election will be held on Tuesday, April 1 st , 2025 in the Town of Bear Creek. The
following polling place location will be used:
Bear Creek Town Hall
E9107 Silver Creek Road
Polling place will be open at 7am and will close at 8pm. Polling place is accessible to elderly
and disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, please contact the
municipal clerk.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
715-701-4992
Public testing of the voting machines has been postponed to:
Friday, February 14th at 9:00am
D/T issues at command central
TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Electronic Voting Equipment Testing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used at the
Primary Election on Tuesday, February 18 th , 2025 will be held at Bear Creek Town Hall E9107
Silver Creek Road at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 12 th , 2025.
Location and Hours of Polling Place
A Spring Election will be held on Tuesday, February 18 th , 2025 in the Town of Bear Creek. The
following polling place location will be used:
Bear Creek Town Hall
E9107 Silver Creek Road
Polling place will be open at 7am and will close at 8pm. Polling place is accessible to elderly
and disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, please contact the
municipal clerk.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
715-701-4992
NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTIONS
Town of Bear Creek, Waupaca County
April 1, 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election be held in the Town of Bear Creek, on Tuesday,
April 1, 2025, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed.
All terms are for two years beginning Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
Office Incumbent
Town Board Chairman Doug Behnke
Town Board Supervisor #1 Darold Seefeldt
Town Board Supervisor #2 Patrick Huss
Town Clerk Theresa Huss
Town Treasurer Mary Heling
Town Constable Tom Neely
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to
appear on the spring election ballot for the above listed offices will be scheduled during the
month of December. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than January 2, 2025 and not
later than January 21, 2025. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at least 5
days before the caucus.
Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID you
may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Given under my hand, done in the Town of Bear Creek on November 21, 2024.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
Town of Bear Creek
TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Town of Bear Creek
Theresa Huss, Clerk
Electronic Voting Equipment Testing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used at the General Election on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 will be held at Bear Creek Town Hall E9107 Silver Creek Road at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024.
Location and Hours of Polling Place
The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024, in the Town of Bear Creek. The following polling place location will be used:
Bear Creek Town Hall
E9107 Silver Creek Road
Polling place will be open at 7am and will close at 8pm. Polling place is accessible to elderly and disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, please contact the municipal clerk.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
715-701-4992
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may
submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk. A qualified elector is any
U.S. citizen who:
will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day.
has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive
days before the election.
The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of
identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*.
Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail
Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for
the primary or election or both. You may make written application to your municipal clerk for an
absentee ballot by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Or you may apply in person at the
clerk’s office during the In-Person Absentee Voting period listed below.
Your written request must include:
1. your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote
2. the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address
above
3. your signature
4. a copy of your photo identification*
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2024.
*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to
provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting
and submitting an absentee ballot.
**Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined, in the
military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal
clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.
Voting an absentee ballot in person
You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office or other specified location
during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
Town of Bear Creek
E9107 Silver Creek Road
Bear Creek, WI 54922
Phone:(715) 701- 4992
Monday - Friday
By Appointment
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: October 22, 2024
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is: November 1, 2024
No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will
deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting
location before the polls close on November 5, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will
not be counted.
TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Electronic Voting Equipment Testing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used at the
Primary Election on Tuesday, August 13 th , 2024 will be held at Bear Creek Town Hall E9107
Silver Creek Road at 1:30pm on Thursday, August 8 th , 2024.
Location and Hours of Polling Place
A Spring Election will be held on Tuesday, August 13 th , 2024 in the Town of Bear Creek. The
following polling place location will be used:
Bear Creek Town Hall
E9107 Silver Creek Road
Polling place will be open at 7am and will close at 8pm. Polling place is accessible to elderly
and disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, please contact
municipal clerk.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
715-701-4992.