Correction: Jaime Steffen is running against incumbent Matthew Foelker in Jefferson County Supervisor District 25. Foelker is not running unopposed as earlier reported. The district includes wards in Whitewater and Koshkonong. Fort Atkinson Online/WhitewaterWise regrets the error.

On Tuesday, April 2, seats held by all elected members to the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors will come due for reelection.

City of Whitewater

Residents living within the city of Whitewater will find a race in District 25 between incumbent Matthew Foelker and a challenger Jaime Steffen.

Within the city of Whitewater, residents living within city wards 11-13 are included within the following Jefferson County Board of Supervisors districts:

District 25

City of Whitewater, Ward 11

Incumbent Supervisor Matthew Foelker is running against challenger Jaime Steffen.

District 24

City of Whitewater, Wards 12 and 13

The incumbent is Roger Lindl.

There are no challengers running for this seat. 

(City of Whitewater wards 1-10 are found within Walworth County. A story about races for Walworth County Board of Supervisors seats is here: https://whitewaterwise.com/walworth-county-board-whos-running-to-represent-city-town-of-whitewater-richmond/.)

City of Fort Atkinson

Within the city of Fort Atkinson, residents living within wards 1-13 are included within Jefferson County Board of Supervisors districts.

According to the Jefferson County website, there is a race in Jefferson County Board of Supervisor District 29 between incumbent Mary Roberts and challenger Wyatt Cooper. The same two candidates vied for the seat in 2022, with then-incumbent Roberts retaining her seat.

In 2022, unofficial tallies reported to the county clerk’s office on election night showed 270 ballots cast in support of Roberts and 135 votes received by then-challenger Cooper.

Additionally, according to Jefferson County Clerk Audrey McGraw, while the website lists a “vacant” ballot within District 26, Fort Atkinson resident John Donohue has registered with the county as a write-in candidate.

The open seat’s incumbent, Joan Fitzgerald, is running in April for a seat in State Assembly District 46, which includes Fort Atkinson. Information about the newly formed Assembly districts, including those encompassing the Whitewater and Fort Atkinson area, is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/evers-signs-into-law-new-legislative-maps/. 

City of Fort Atkinson voters living within each of the remaining Jefferson County Supervisor districts will find the name of the incumbent candidate on the April ballot.

Within the city of Fort Atkinson, residents living within wards 1-13 are included within the following Jefferson County Board of Supervisors districts:

District 26

City of Fort Atkinson, Wards 1 and 2

Listed on the county’s website as “vacant,” a write-in candidate, Fort Atkinson resident John Donohue, has registered with the county to run for the open seat. The incumbent, Joan Fitzgerald, is running for a seat in State Assembly District 46.

District 27

City of Fort Atkinson, Wards 3 and 4

The incumbent is Joan Callan.

There are no challengers for this seat. 

District 29

City of Fort Atkinson, Wards 5 and 6

Incumbent Supervisor Mary Roberts is running against challenger Wyatt Cooper.

District 28

City of Fort Atkinson, Wards 7, 9 and 13

The incumbent is Anthony Gulig.

There are no challengers running for this seat. 

District 23

City of Fort Atkinson, Wards 8, 10, and 12

The incumbent is George Jaeckel.

There are no challengers running for this seat.

District 30

City of Fort Atkinson, Ward 11

The incumbent is Walt Christensen.

There are no challengers running for this seat.

Town of Koshkonong

Residents living within the town of Koshkonong will find the names of incumbent Jefferson County supervisors on the April ballot. There are no races within two of the three county districts which include wards in the town, Nos. 23 and 30. Residents living within District 25 will find a race between incumbent Matthew Foelker and a challenger Jaime Steffen.

Within the town of Koshkonong, residents living within town wards 1-6 are included within the following Jefferson County Board of Supervisors districts:

District 23

Town of Koshkonong, Wards 1 and 2

The incumbent is George Jaeckel.

There are no challengers running for this seat.

District 25

Town of Koshkonong, Ward 3

Incumbent Supervisor Matthew Foelker is running against challenger Jaime Steffen.

District 30

Town of Koshkonong, Wards 4, 5 and 6

The incumbent is Walt Christensen.

There are no challengers running for this seat.