Your Nonpartisan Guide to
Wisconsin’s Spring 2026 Election

Supreme Court
of the State of Wisconsin

Circuit Court
of the State of Wisconsin

State Supreme Court

Chris Taylor

  • Former attorney and policy director for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
  • Current judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals 
  • Former Wisconsin State Assembly member
  • Supported legislation protecting abortion rights

Maria Lazar

  • Former corporate Attorney with Galanis, Pollack, Jacobs, and Johnson
  • Current judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals 
  • Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General during former Gov. Scott Walker’s administration
  • Praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

Chris Taylor

As a state Assemblymember, Taylor co-sponsored bills to establish a woman’s right to “a safe and legal abortion” and to eliminate criminal penalties for physicians who perform abortions. Prior to becoming a judge, she served as policy director for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. As a state lawmaker, Taylor supported expanding Medicaid.

Maria Lazar

Lazar called the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade “very wise,” and said the law protecting abortion rights “didn’t work.” She has indicated that she may support a law banning abortion as early as six weeks, when a fetal heartbeat is detected.  As an assistant attorney general, she argued against a state law that required abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges. In previous elections, Lazar was endorsed by groups opposed to abortion rights.

Chris Taylor

Taylor opposed former Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10, which effectively banned most collective bargaining rights for public workers.

Maria Lazar

As an assistant attorney general, Lazar defended former Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10, which effectively banned most collective bargaining rights for public workers, saying, “I am proud of how hard everyone at DOJ worked on that case and of the ultimate result.”

Chris Taylor

Taylor has criticized Wisconsin’s Voter ID law, a policy that voting rights advocates say has caused widespread voter confusion. As a Court of Appeals judge, Taylor ruled against restricting access to absentee ballots.

Maria Lazar

As an assistant attorney general, Lazar defended Wisconsin’s voter ID law and Republican-drawn electoral maps, which were ultimately struck down for being unconstitutionally partisan. She previously ruled that current Wisconsin law did not permit sending absentee ballots by email to disabled voters.

Chris Taylor

As a legislator, Taylor pushed for legislation to reduce lead in water, improve water testing, and align Wisconsin law with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention practices.

Maria Lazar

Lazar ruled that PFAs, “widely used, long-lasting chemicals,” cannot “be regulated under Wisconsin’s spill laws,” ruling in favor of  Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.

Chris Taylor

  • 5 Current and Former Supreme Court Justices
  • 150+ current and former Wisconsin judges
  • Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin AFL-CIO
  • Madison Teachers PAC

Maria Lazar

  • Former Governor Scott Walker
  • Congressman Glenn Grothman
  • Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly
  • Wisconsin Family Council

Circuit Court

Judge Ben Jones

Dane County, Branch 1

Jones was appointed to the Dane County Circuit Court in 2025 after previously practicing labor law and serving as legal counsel in the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 

Huma Ahsan

Dane County, Branch 1

Ahsan is the founder and principal attorney at Madison Immigration Law. She previously served as Chief Justice of Turtle Mountain Court of Appeals, a legislative attorney with the Ho-Chunk Nation, and deputy director of the Great Lakes Indian Law Center at the University of Wisconsin Law School. 

Alex Seifert

Florence/Forest Counties

Seifert was appointed Forest County District Attorney in 2024. He previously worked as an assistant district attorney for Forest County, an assistant public defender, and an attorney at a private law practice. He was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard and served as a U.S. Army mechanic.

Robert A. Kennedy, Jr.

Florence/Forest Counties

Kennedy, Jr. has worked in a private law practice for several decades. He served one term as the Florence County District Attorney and as a judge on the Circuit Court of Florence and Forest counties.

Douglas Bauman

Marathon County, Branch 3

Bauman has served as a commissioner for the Marathon County Circuit Court and as a county staff attorney since 2001.

Michael D. Hughes

Marathon County, Branch 3

A criminal defense attorney and president of the Marathon County Bar Association, Hughes has practiced law for over 15 years. 

Judge Angeline E. Winton-Roe

Washburn County

After being appointed, Winton-Roe was elected as a Circuit Court Judge in 2020. Previously, she served as the county’s district attorney, worked in a private practice, and prosecuted criminal cases as an assistant district attorney.

Aaron Marcoux

Washburn County

Marcoux has been the Washburn County district attorney since 2019. Previously, he served as an assistant district attorney and worked as an assistant state public defender. Marcoux is also the president of the nonprofit Community First Washburn County.

Judge Gordon Leech

Washington County, Branch 2

Leech was appointed to the Washington County Circuit Court in 2025. He previously served as an assistant district attorney in Fond du Lac County and a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps. Leech has experience with civil and criminal litigation. 

Grant Scaife

Washington County, Branch 2

Scaife is a prosecutor and assistant district attorney in Washington County who has worked for an insurance brokerage and a manufacturing company. 

Judge Emily Nolan-Plutchak

Wood County Branch 3

Nolan-Plutchak was appointed to the Wood County Circuit Court, and was the first woman to serve on that court. Previously, she worked as a public defender. She has also served as the local attorney manager in the Wisconsin Rapids office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender and as a team member of the Wood County Adult Drug Treatment Court.

Elizabeth Gebert

Wood County Branch 3

A former Langlade County district attorney and assistant district attorney in several Wisconsin counties, Gebert is currently a prosecutor in the Marathon County District Attorney’s office. She has described her judicial philosophy as one of “restraint,” saying, “Judges, particularly circuit court judges…should read the law and then apply it to the facts of a case.”

Judge Ben Jones

He is endorsed by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Susan Crawford, former Governor Jim Doyle, and several state judges and Dane County supervisors.

Huma Ahsan

Her endorsements include current and state assembly members and Wisconsin judges, including Retired Judge Paul B. Higginbotham and current Judge Everett Mitchell.

Alex Seifert

Robert A. Kennedy, Jr.

Douglas Bauman

Michael D. Hughes

He is endorsed by several judges and district attorneys.

Judge Angeline E. Winton-Roe

Aaron Marcoux

Judge Gordon Leech

He is supported by a local police chief and current and retired judges, including Judges Ryan Hetzel, Tricia L. Walkers, and Douglas R. Edelstein.

Grant Scaife

He has been endorsed by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Rebecca Bradley and Annette Ziegler, as well as two police associations.

Judge Emily Nolan-Plutchak

Elizabeth Gebert

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This guide has been sourced from news coverage, the candidates’ websites, endorsement questionnaires, and other publicly available information. The sources we used to compile the guide are available upon request. We encourage you to also do your own research to determine each candidate’s qualifications for office.