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2025 SPRING ELECTION

Primary is Tuesday February 18th

City Employee General Election is Tuesday April 1st

2025 Mayoral Candidates: (in no particular order)

Vicki Markussen

Vicki Markussen for Mayor

Shaundel Washington-Spivey for Mayor

Shaundel Washington Spivey
Ellie McLoone

Ellie McLoone for Mayor

Chris Kahlow for Mayor

Chris Kahlow

2025 La Crosse City Council Candidates

WIZM News has invited all candidates to participate in a questionnaire about themselves and their positions. District 7 voting is active in the primary on February 18th to narrow the number of candidates to two. Other districts’ questionnaires will be posted soon…

PRIMARY – DISTRICT 7:
Mac Kiel (Incumbent) –> Learn More About Mac
Gary Padesky –> Read More About Gary

John F. Reiman –> Learn More About John

2025 General Election:

DISTRICT 8 – Uncontested
Mackenzie Mindel (I)

DISTRICT 9
Chris Woodard (I)
Aron Newberry

DISTRICT 10 – Uncontested
Jennifer Trost

DISTRICT 11
Martin Gaul
Cyrstal Bedford

DISTRICT 12
Doug Happel (I)
Lisa Weston

DISTRICT 13
Rosanne Northwood
Paul Brown

(I) incumbent

2025 La Crosse School Board Candidates

WIZM News has invited all candidates to participate in a questionnaire about themselves and their positions. We will post their answers as they come in. Please check back often.

Incumbents are Katie Berkedal, Merideth Garcia, and Juan F. Jimenez.

A February primary will be required to narrow the number of candidates down to six.  Six candidates will appear on the April 1, 2025, spring election ballot for three school board spots.

The candidates are (in no particular order):
Joy Buchman
Molly Fuchs –> Learn More About Molly
Merideth Garcia –> Learn More About Merideth
Adam Hoffer –> Learn More About Adam
Kevin Hundt –> Learn More About Kevin
Jeff Jackson –> Learn More About Jeff
Sam Morris –> Learn More About Sam