The Door County Board of Supervisors will have six new members, after five candidates won contested elections Tuesday and an additional new member was elected in an uncontested race.
Three incumbents on the county board lost re-election, while two others did not seek re-election. One seat on the board was filled in this election after previous supervisor Roy Englebert died on Nov. 24, 2025. One other seat on the 21-member board remains vacant.
Additionally, state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor won 60 percent of the vote in Door County in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, about the same proportion of the vote she won statewide. The Associated Press called the race for Taylor less than an hour after polls closed. She defeated state Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar.
Voters also rejected an operational referendum for the Southern Door School District that the district said would have maintained its current tax rate while closing a funding gap of $1.67 million. The referendum was for $3.15 million annually for three years.
The district said if the referendum did not pass, it would have to eliminate 10 teacher positions and 6 associate positions, as well as freezing pay for all other employees and reducing options for extra-curricular activities.
Turnout for this spring’s election in Door County was lower than in some other recent spring elections. County-wide, 11,931 voters cast their ballots, down from 15,366 in 2025 and 12,433 in 2023. Turnout this year was higher than that in 2024, when 10,382 votes were cast.
The 2023 and 2025 elections included state Supreme Court races with the potential to decide the ideological balance of power on the court. This year, liberal justices on the court would have held a majority regardless of the outcome. The 2024 spring election included a presidential primary race but did not feature a Supreme Court election.
To read the full Door County election results, including municipal and school board races, click here.
County Board
County board supervisors serve a two-year term and elections fall in April during even-numbered years. This cycle there were six seats up for grabs, with an additional one remaining vacant.
District 3 (Clay Banks, Forestville, Nasewaupee)
Jason Tlachac defeated Jan Guilette in district 3, receiving 326 votes to Guilette’s 254.
The district encompasses the Town of Clay Banks and parts of the towns of Forestville and Nasewaupee. The position was filled by Roy Englebert until his Nov. 24, 2025, death and has remained vacant since.
District 9 (Sturgeon Bay)
Incumbent Ryan Shaw was re-elected in district 9, with 249 votes to Amy Austad LaBott’s 201.
The district includes wards within the City of Sturgeon Bay. Shaw was first elected to the board in 2024. Austad LaBott lives in Sturgeon Bay and owns Door County Ace Hardware.
District 10 (Sturgeon Bay)
In district 10, previous office-holder Alexis Heim Peter defeated incumbent Phil Rockwell, 257 to 166.
This district represents wards in the City of Sturgeon Bay. Heim Peter represented the district before choosing not to seek re-election in 2024.
District 16 (Egg Harbor, Jacksonport)
Theresa Cain-Bieri defeated incumbent David Enigl in district 16, with 452 votes to Enigl’s 149.
This district represents the Village of Egg Harbor, and wards in the towns of Egg Harbor and Jacksonport. Cain-Bieri is currently the treasurer for the Town of Gibraltar.
District 17 (Jacksonport, Baileys Harbor)
Dave Smith defeated incumbent Bob Bultman in district 17, with 326 votes to Bultman’s 311.
This district represents wards in the towns of Jacksonport and Baileys Harbor. Smith is currently the treasurer for Baileys Harbor. A primary election was held in February, as three candidates filed for this seat. Mariah Goode did not make it past the primary election.
District 21 (Washington Island, Liberty Grove)
Nancy Barnowsky Goss narrowly defeated Joe Rogers in an open race for district 21. Barnowsky Goss received 298 votes to Rogers’ 295.
This district represents Washington Island and a ward in the Town of Liberty Grove. Joel Gunnlaugsson has been the supervisor for this district for almost 20 years and has filed non-candidacy papers for this election cycle. Barnowsky Goss currently serves on the Liberty Grove town board. Rogers lives on Washington Island and this was his first time running for county supervisor.
Uncontested races
In District 11, incumbent supervisor Morgan Rusnak, representing two wards in the City of Sturgeon Bay, did not seek re-election. Helen Bacon, who currently serves as alderwoman on the Sturgeon Bay Common Council, won the seat; she was the only candidate who filed for it and ran unopposed.
In District 19, representing parts of the towns of Baileys Harbor and Liberty Grove and parts of the villages of Ephraim and Sister Bay, there is a vacant seat and no candidates ran for it. There were no candidates in the 2024 election either, and Patrick Voight was elected as a write-in. He resigned in June 2025. No one has shown interest in the seat, and the county has not filled it.
Incumbents for the following districts won after running unopposed: District 1, Dave Englebert; District 2, Todd Thayse; District 4, Nancy Robillard; District 5, Jeff Miller; District 6, Ken Fisher; District 7, Claire Morkin; District 8, Collin Jeanquart; District 12, Nissa Norton; District 13, Dale Vogel; District 14, Hugh Zettel; District 15, Elizabeth Gauger; District 18, Vinni Hancock; and District 20, Walter “Bud” Kalms.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Door County voters backed Taylor in the state Supreme Court race; she received 7,077 votes county-wide to Lazar’s 4,643.
Southern Door School District referendum
The Southern Door School District referendum failed by a margin of 428 votes, with 2,031 votes against and 1,603 votes in favor.
Emily Small contributed reporting.