Who is running for Assembly District 26 in Wisconsin in 2026?

John Belanger (R), Joe Sheehan (D)

When is the Wisconsin 2026 general election?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Assembly District 26 — Wisconsin 2026

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Wisconsin Elections Commission list, as of October 6, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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Candidates

BJohn BelangerRepublican

Candidate for Representative to the Assembly, District 26 (Republican).

LifeBFamilyBReligious libertyB2nd AmendmentBLimited gov’tBFiscalB

Non-incumbent Republican; no voting record or group endorsements found. iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

Life: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
Family: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
Religious liberty: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
2nd Amendment: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
Limited gov’t: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
Fiscal: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

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FJoe SheehanDemocratic

Incumbent state representative, Assembly District 26; Democratic.

LifeDFamilyFReligious libertyF2nd AmendmentFLimited gov’tFFiscalF

Voted against the girls'-sports, gender-transition and parental-rights bills and Freedom to Gather amendment and the partial-veto/anti-preference amendments and GOP tax measures. Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026). iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.

Life: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
Family: Voted no on AB 100 (2025 K-12 girls' sports), AB 102 (2025 college girls' sports), AB 104 (2025 ban on sex-reassignment surgery for minors), SB 405 (2025 civil remedies for minors harmed by gender-transition procedures) and AB 602 (2025 school-choice scholarship tax credit); did not vote on SB 799 (2025 parental access to minors' health records).
Religious liberty: Voted no on AJR 10 (2025 Freedom to Gather amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot).
2nd Amendment: Designated a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026).
Limited gov’t: Voted no on SJR 116 (2025 partial-veto limit amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot) and AJR 102 (2025 amendment barring government race/sex preferences, on the Nov 2026 ballot).
Fiscal: Voted no on SJR 116 (2025 partial-veto limit amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot), SB 36 (2025 income-tax exemption for tips) and AB 602 (2025 school-choice scholarship tax credit).

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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