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Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2025)
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| 2025 Dane County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 7, 2025 & April 22, 2025 (special) |
| Primary election: February 18, 2025 (canceled) & May 20, 2025 (canceled special) General election: April 1, 2025 & June 17, 2025 (special) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County executive, board of supervisors (special), and circuit court judges |
| Total seats up: 6 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
Dane County, Wisconsin, held general elections for county executive and circuit court judges and special elections for county board of supervisors on April 1, 2025. A primary was scheduled for February 18, 2025, but it was canceled due to lack of opposition. All candidates automatically advanced to the general election. The filing deadline for this election was January 7, 2025.
Dane County also held a special election for Board of Supervisors District 1 on June 17, 2025. A primary was scheduled for May 20, 2025, but was canceled after only two candidates filed for the seat. The filing deadline for this election was April 22, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2025:
County executive
General election
General election for Dane County Executive
Incumbent Melissa Agard defeated Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. in the general election for Dane County Executive on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa Agard (Nonpartisan) | 80.8 | 199,932 |
| Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 46,432 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,059 | ||
| Total votes: 247,423 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Melissa Agard and Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. advanced from the primary for Dane County Executive.
County supervisors
June 17 election
District 1
General election
Special general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 1
Colin Barushok defeated Adrian Lampron in the special general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 1 on June 17, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colin Barushok (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 553 |
 | Adrian Lampron (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 518 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,073 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Colin Barushok and Adrian Lampron advanced from the special primary for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 1.
April 1 election
District 7
General election
Special general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 7
Incumbent Erin Welsh won election in the special general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 7 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erin Welsh (Nonpartisan) | 99.1 | 7,020 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 7,084 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Erin Welsh advanced from the special primary for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 7.
District 10
General election
Special general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 10
Incumbent Keith Furman won election in the special general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 10 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keith Furman (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 6,519 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 6,612 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Keith Furman advanced from the special primary for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 10.
Judicial offices
Branch 2
General election
General election for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 2
Incumbent Payal Khandhar won election in the general election for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 2 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Payal Khandhar (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 192,351 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 2,124 | ||
| Total votes: 194,475 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Payal Khandhar advanced from the primary for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 2.
Branch 16
General election
General election for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 16
Incumbent Rhonda L. Lanford won election in the general election for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 16 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rhonda L. Lanford (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 191,580 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,028 | ||
| Total votes: 193,608 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rhonda L. Lanford advanced from the primary for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 16.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2025
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2025
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
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- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
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- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
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April 1, 2025
- Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2025
- Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2025
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
- Wisconsin Question 1, Require Voter Photo ID Amendment (April 2025)
- City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2025)
- DeForest Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
- McFarland School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
- Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2025)
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September 16, 2025
- Maxine Ward recall, Belleville, Wisconsin (2025)
- William Landgraf recall, DeForest, Wisconsin (2025)
October 14, 2025
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Dane County, Wisconsin | ||
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| Dane County | Wisconsin | |
| Population | 561,504 | 5,893,718 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,196 | 54,166 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 82.6% | 84.3% |
| Black/African American | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| Asian | 5.9% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Multiple | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.5% | 7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 96.2% | 92.6% |
| College graduation rate | 52.4% | 30.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $75,179 | $63,293 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11% | 11% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Dane County, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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