See who's running in the Sheboygan County spring election

Sam Bailey, Sheboygan Press
Updated ·4 min read
Rows of “I voted” stickers await voters at Bethany Reformed Church poll, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in Sheboygan, Wis.
Rows of “I voted” stickers await voters at Bethany Reformed Church poll, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in Sheboygan, Wis.

SHEBOYGAN — Two of the Sheboygan County supervisor positions are left without candidates for the 2024 spring election after the deadline to file nomination papers passed Jan. 2.

Conversely, all five Common Council positions up for election for the City of Sheboygan are contested.

The primary elections will be held Feb. 20. The spring election is April 2.

Here's the list of who's running for office in Sheboygan County. This list will be updated as more information is provided by the municipalities.

Candidates for office

Sheboygan County Supervisors (two-year term)

  • District 1: Incumbent Brian Smith

  • District 2: Incumbent Paul Gruber and challenger Travis Gross

  • District 3: Incumbent Kathleen Donovan and challenger Isabel Rivera

  • District 4: Incumbent Marilyn Montemayor

  • District 5: Incumbent Rebecca Clarke

  • District 6: Incumbent Henry Nelson

  • District 7: Incumbent Edward Procek

  • District 8: Incumbent Vernon Koch

  • District 9: Incumbent Wendy Schobert

  • District 10: Incumbent Curt Brauer

  • District 11: Incumbent Gerald Jorgensen

  • District 12: Incumbent Suzanne Speltz and challenger Robert Ziegelbauer

  • District 13: Charlette Nennig (incumbent James Coulson is not seeking seek reelection)

  • District 14: Incumbent Keith Abler

  • District 15: No candidates (incumbent George Kulow did not seek reelection)

  • District 16: Incumbent John Nelson

  • District 17: Incumbent Thomas Wegner

  • District 18: Incumbent Christian Ellis

  • District 19: No candidates (incumbent Jacob Immel did not seek reelection)

  • District 20: Incumbent Carl Nonhof and challenger Michael Vogl

  • District 21: Incumbent Jon Kuhlow

  • District 22: Jay Vander Weele (incumbent Al Bosman did not seek reelection)

  • District 23: Incumbent Jacqueline Veldman

  • District 24: Incumbent William Goehring

  • District 25: Stanley Lammers (incumbent Roger TeStroete did not seek reelection)

City of Sheboygan Common Council (two-year term)

  • District 2: Incumbent Roberta Filicky-Peneski and challengers John Belanger and Markus Savaglio

  • District 4: Debra Yochis and Robert La Fave (incumbent Betty Ackley did not seek reelection)

  • District 6: Incumbent Dean Dekker and challenger Joseph Vugrinovich

  • District 8: Incumbent Zachary Rust and challengers Dennis Runge and Jesse Roethel

  • District 10: Incumbent Joseph Heidemann and challenger Marcia Reinthaler

Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education (three-year terms)

  • Board members (3): Incumbents Santino Laster and challengers Leah Hibl, Peter Madden and Isabel Rivera (incumbents Rebecca Versey and Ryan Burg did not seek reelection)

Town of Sheboygan Board (two-year terms)

  • Supervisor No. 1: Incumbent Tim Winkel

  • Supervisor No. 3: Incumbent Pat Schmidt and challenger Randy Blindauer

Village of Random Lake Village Board (two-year terms)

  • Trustees (3): Incumbents Elizabeth Manian and Duane Urbanski and challengers Blaine Werner, Rachel Fuller and Timmy Phalen (incumbent Keri Wallenkamp did not seek reelection)

Village of Kohler Village Board (two-year terms)

  • Trustees (3): Incumbents John Ewert and John Winter and challengers Tracy Thomas Lyons, Paul Carlsen, Jenny Roatch, Houston Hoskins and Kelly Jensen Kasten (incumbent Jason Kwacz did not seek reelection)

Village of Oostburg Village Board (two-year terms)

  • Trustees (3): Incumbents James Davies, Glenn Wynveen and Carl Roethel

Village of Elkhart Lake Board (two-year terms)

  • Trustees (3): Incumbents Terri Knowles, John Schott and Lynn Shovan

Plymouth Common Council (two-year terms)

  • District 1: Incumbent Greg Hildebrand

  • District 2: Incumbent Angie Matzdof

  • District 3: Incumbent Bob Schilsky and challenger John Binder

  • District 4: Incumbent Mike Penkwitz

Plymouth Mayor (four-year terms)

  • Incumbent Don Pohlman

Village of Howards Grove Board (two-year terms)

  • Trustees (3): Incumbents Taylor Horness and Connie Meyer (incumbent Harley Abler did not seek reelection)

Multi-jurisdictional Judge-Kohler/Sheboygan (four-year term)

  • Incumbent Samuel Melei

Town of Wilson Board (two-year terms)

  • Supervisors (2): Incumbents Nancy DesJardins and Todd Richter challengers Marc Brami and Stu Stempihar

School District of Howards Grove Board of Education (three-year term)

  • Board members (2): Incumbents Dave Loomis and Janina Siemers challengers Courtney Athorp, Brandon Suemnicht, Nicole Schumacher and Debbie Knoener

2023 spring election candidates: Here are the candidates running for Sheboygan, Plymouth and Sheboygan Falls seats in the 2023 spring election

How to vote

Voters must be registered and present a photo ID to vote. Registration can occur online at myvote.wi.gov or in person at voters’ municipal clerk’s office.

In-person voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the Feb. 20 primary election as well as for the April 2 election.

Voters can also call their municipal clerk’s office to find out dates, hours and locations of early voting. Registered voters can request an absentee ballot online at myvote.wi.gov, which must be returned by 8 p.m. on election day.

People must vote at the polling location of the ward in which they live. As a result of redistricting, some wards may have changed. People can determine their voting location at myvote.wi.gov or by calling their municipal clerk.

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This article originally appeared on Sheboygan Press: Sheboygan County spring 2024 election ballot and who's running