Racine County Sheriff
Racine County, Wisconsin
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 11, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 65 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 197,532 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,914,872 ÷ 197,532) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.71, measured against a statewide vote in WI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Running police patrols and deputies in the county
- Running the county jail
- Carrying out evictions, warrants, and other court orders
Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Captain in the Racine County Sheriff's Office Operations Division, hired as a deputy in 2001 and promoted through patrol, investigations and training. Priorities are keeping public safety first and expanding physical and mental health support for deputies and correctional officers.
Democratic · declared
Racine County Sheriff's Office deputy assigned to courthouse security, with 27 years in law enforcement including narcotics investigation and DEA task force work. Priorities are intelligence-led policing against violent crime and drug trafficking and restoring internal accountability.
Republican · declared
Former Racine Common Council member for the 12th District, with about four decades in public safety as a police officer, supervisor and school resource officer. Priorities are a stronger internal affairs and accountability unit and expanded school resource officer duties.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Civil Rights 1 against
Sources: myvote.wi.gov · racinecounty.gov · wgtd.org