Oshkosh and Winnebago County candidates named

Updated: 1/8/26 @ 12:25 p.m. This story has been updated to correct an error in the District 22 Winnebago County Board race. Douglas Zellmer is not running for reelection.

OSHKOSH, WI—(WISS)— The deadline to file papers to run for office passed this week, and the list of candidates is out. In Oshkosh, seven people are seeking one of the three seats on the Oshkosh Common Council. Five people are running for the two seats on the Oshkosh Area School District (OASD) Board of Education. And in Winnebago County, 17 seats on the Board of Supervisors are contested.

Oshkosh Common Council

Three seats on the Oshkosh Common Council are being decided in this non-partisan election cycle. 

Jacob Amos, who was appointed in November to the Common Council seat vacated by Kris Larson, is the only incumbent running for re-election. Council Members DJ Nichols and Jacob Floam are not running.

In addition to Amos, six other Oshkosh residents are seeking to serve on the Common Council. 

Oshkosh Common Council Candidates

• Jacob Amos
• Paul Esslinger
• Eric Gumz
• Logan Jungbacker
• Alec Lefeber
• Dan Lenz
• Tim Neubauer
• Meredith Scheuermann

For the Oshkosh Common Council election, there will be a primary on February 17, 2026. The primary will reduce the field of candidates to six for the April 7.2026, Spring Election.

WISS will interview all Common Council candidates before the February primary.

Oshkosh Area School District

Five candidates are running for the two seats on the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education to be decided in the Spring Elections. Incumbent Barbara Herzog is running for reelection to her seat. Kelly DeWitt has opted not to run for re-election.

Oshkosh Area School District Board Candidates  

• Mallory Schneider Birschbach
• Barbara Herzog (Incumbent)
• Paul Molitor
• Jefferey Adam Watts
• Jacob Wolf

Winnebago County Board of Supervisors

There are 17 contested district races for the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors, and 19 uncontested races. Of the uncontested races, three will see a new face on the board as the incumbent chose not to run for re-election. The other 16 races will result in the incumbent supervisor’s automatic reelection.

Only one race will have a primary. That will be District 14 in Oshkosh, in which three people are running, including former Winnebago County Executive Jon Doemel.

Contested Winnebago County Board Races

District 2 (Menasha)

• Kristi Laux (Incumbent)
• Paul A. Selle 

District 3 (Menasha)

• Walt Ulbricht (Incumbent)
• Tanya Keech

District 4 (Menasha)

• Jeffery Lutz (Incumbent)
• Dean Spoehr

District 5 (Neenah)

In District 5, the incumbent, Supervisor Stefanie A Holt, has chosen not to run for reelection. Two other candidates have stepped forward to compete for her seat.

• Richard Leron Bodenhagen
• Shiloh Ramos

District 6 (Neenah)

• Lucas Reinke (Incumbent)
• Barndon Ramus

District 10 (Neenah)

In District 10, the incumbent, Bryan Stafford, is not running for reelection. Two other candidates have stepped forward to compete for his seat.

• Timothy Jacobson
• Chris Rosenow

District 11 (Oshkosh)

• Tim Paterson (Incumbent)
• Jacob Klaameyer

District 12 (Oshkosh)

• Maribeth Gabert (Incumbent)
• Toby Vanden Heuvel

District 14 (Oshkosh)

• Thomas Swan (Incumbent)
• Richard Norenberg
• Jon Doemel

Because there are three candidates competing for the District 14 seat, there will be a primary election on February 17, 2026. The top two vote getters will go on to the Spring Ballot on April 7, 2026.

District 17 (Oshkosh)

• Billy J. Halbur (Incumbent)
• Caden McCartney

District 19 (Oshkosh)

District 19 Incumbent Joshua Belville is not running for reelection.

• Micah Graf
• Bob Poeschl

District 23 (Oshkosh)

• Brenda Pluchinsky (Incumbent)
• Cameron T. Crandall

District 24 (Oshkosh)

• Andy Buck (Incumbent)
• Lorenz Scherzer

District 27 (Neenah)

• Morris Cox (Incumbent)
• Carl Schulze

District 29 (Neenah)

• George Bureau (Incumbent)
• Benjamin S. Frank

District 31 (Oshkosh)

Incumbent Ralph Harrison is not running for reelection.

• Glen David Vogelsang
• Brian Noe

Uncontested Winnebago County Board Races

District 1 (Menasha)

Rachael Dowling (Incumbent)

District 7 (Neenah)

Kate Hancock-Cooke (Incumbent)

District 8 (Neenah)

Jim Wise (Incumbent)

District 9 (Neenah)

In District 9, the incumbent, Donald Nussbaum, chose not to run for reelection. Only one other candidate filed papers, making Devin Moonin uncontested in the race.

Devin Moonin

District 13 (Oshkosh)

Steven Binder (Incumbent)

District 15 (Oshkosh)

Amber Lynn Gilbertson (Incumbent)

District 16 (Oshkosh)

In District 16, Incumbent Christian Mueller is not running for reelection. Only one person turned in papers to run, making Casen J. Frassetto uncontested in this race.

Casen J. Frassetto

District 18 (Oshkosh)

James Ponzer (Incumbent)

District 20 (Oshkosh)

Timothy Macho, Sr. (Incumbent)

District 21 (Oshkosh)

John Hinz (Incumbent)

District 22 (Oshkosh)

In District 22, Incumbent Douglas Zellmer is not running for reelection. Only one person turned in papers to run, making Cullen M. Bettin uncontested in this race.

Cullen M. Bettin

District 25 (Oshkosh)

Karen D. Powers (Incumbent)

District 26 (Appleton)

Conley Hanson (Incumbent)

District 28 (Neenah)

Robert (Rob) D. Gustafson

District 30 (Winneconne)

In District 30, Incumbent Supervisor and Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Chuck Farrey is not running for reelection. Matthew Woods is running uncontested.

Matthew Woods

District 32 (Oshkosh)

Frank Frassetto (Incumbent)

District 33 (Omro)

Thomas J. Egan (Incumbent)

District 34 (Omro)

Tim O’Brien (Incumbent)

District 35 (Winneconne)

Douglas A. Nelson (Incumbent)

District 36 (Larsen)

Howard Miller (Incumbent)