Notice of Partisan Primary and Sample Ballots
Notice of Partisan Primary and Sample Ballots
August 11, 2026
Office of the Manitowoc County Clerk
To the voters of Manitowoc County:
Notice is hereby given of a partisan primary to be held in Manitowoc County on August 11, 2026, at which the nominees for the offices named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office under the appropriate party, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, if any, in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, a voter shall:
- state their name and address
- show an acceptable form of photo identification*
- sign the poll book**
*If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification, the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
**If the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to disability, a poll worker may write the word “exempt.”
If a voter is not registered to vote, they may register to vote at the polling place serving their residence if the voter provides proof of residence.
Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot.
Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting booth or go to a machine and cast their ballot. The vote should not be cast in any manner other than specified here. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.
A voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter's minor child or minor ward.
An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote but the official may not advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
Assistance for Voting
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if the voter declares to the presiding official that they are unable to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due to disability are unable to cast their ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the voter's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter. If a voter is unable to state their name and address, an assistant may also do so for the voter.
At the partisan primary, the voter shall select the party of their choice. Voting for candidates of more than one party may invalidate the ballot. The voter must cast a vote for individual candidates.
Where Paper Ballots are Used
- The voter shall choose the ballot of the party of their choice.
If the voter votes on more than one party ballot, no votes will be counted.
On the party ballot of their choice, the voter shall make an (X) or other mark in the square next to the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.
Where Optical Scan Voting is used
- If a party preference is designated, and votes are cast for ballot candidates of another party or write-in votes are cast in another party, only votes cast in the designated party will count.
- If a party preference is not designated, and votes are cast for candidates (or write-in votes are cast) in more than one party, no votes will be counted
Within the party of their choice, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Express Vote”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the party of their choice. The voter shall then touch the screen at the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.
Where Touch Screen Voting is Used
The voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the party of their choice. The voter shall then touch the screen at the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.
Spoiled Ballots
If a voter spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, they shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place.
The voter may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors' initials on the outside do show. The voter shall then deposit the voted ballot in the ballot box, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit, and deposit the un-voted ballots in the discard box. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it may be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. The voter shall then insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the voter shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
Jessica Backus, Manitowoc County Clerk
1010 S 8th St, Manitowoc, WI 54220
The following is a sample of the official ballot:
August 11, 2026 Partisan Primary Election Ballot
NOTE: Names of candidates for Manitowoc County will appear only on those ballots in the districts they respectively represent as follows:
Governor
Tom Tiffany – Republican
Andy Manske – Republican
David Crowley – Democratic
Sara Rodriguez – Democratic
Joel Brennan – Democratic
Francesca Hong – Democratic
Kelda Roys - Democratic
Missy Hughes - Democratic
Mandela Barnes - Democratic
Lieutenant Governor
David Varnam – Republican
Will Martin – Republican
Sarah Godlewski - Democratic
Attorney General
Eric Toney – Republican
Josh Kaul – Democratic
Secretary of State
Jay Schroeder – Republican
Brayden Myers – Republican
Nate Pollnow – Republican
Cindy Werner – Republican
JoCasta Zamarripa - Democratic
Pete Karas – Wisconsin Green
State Treasurer
John S. Leiber – Republican
Yee Leng Xiong – Democratic
Dylan Ray Helmenstine – Democratic
Representative in Congress-District 6
Glenn Grothman – Republican
Amanda Bell – Democratic
Brad Smith – Democratic
Matthew Arndt – Wisconsin Green
State Senator-District 1
Nic Cravillion – Republican
Barbara Bittner – Republican
Jacob VandenPlas – Republican
Katie Baney - Republican
Representative to the Assembly-District 2
Shae Sortwell – Republican
Alicia Sanders – Democratic
Manitowoc County Sheriff
Daniel L. Hartwig – Republican
Manitowoc County Clerk of Circuit Court
Angela L.P. Linderud – Republican
Publish in Herald Times Reporter on Sunday, August 9, 2026 - City of Manitowoc ballot