JANESVILLE — A primary election will be necessary on Tuesday, Feb. 17 to determine candidates for the Rock County Board in District 29, which covers the wards 8 and 9 on the city of Janesville’s southwest side.
Incumbent Kathy Schulz will be challenged by Chandler Rebhan and Zach Pfaffenbach.
All other races on the county board will move directly to the April 7 election.
District 3 incumbent Debi Towns will face a challenge from Leanne Cantwell. District 3 covers wards 1-6 in the city of Edgerton.
In District 4, incumbent Christine Fugelseth will be challenged by Chad Hill. District 4 includes wards 1-6 in the town of Fulton, Ward 4 in the town of Janesville, wards 2-4 in the town of Milton and Ward 8 in the city of Edgerton.
In District 5, Ken Smith will challenge Bart Droessler. District 5 covers wards 1-9 in the city of Milton.
District 8 will feature a matchup of Bryce R. O’Leary and Daniel Burke. This district covers the town of Beloit wards 1 and 13, the town of Janesville 1-3 and 9-10, the town of Rock wards 1-5 and 7 and the city of Janesville Ward 13.
District 11 incumbent Lori Marshall will be challenged by Brandon Buchanan. Marshall’s district covers the city of Beloit wards 7-9 and 11.
District 12 will feature a race between incumbent April Whitledge and Rodolfo Abarca. District 12 covers the city of Beloit wards 4-6 and 26.
In District 13, Jim Long will face Nikita Ford. The district covers the city of Beloit wards 2-3 and 10.
District 14 incumbent Philip Gorman will face Donielle Hamilton. The district covers the city of Beloit wards 18-19 and 27, and the town of Beloit wards 10-12.
District 16, which covers city of Beloit wards 12-14, will feature a race between Willow Wallis and Connor Powers.
District 28 incumbent Sue Ryan will be challenged by Sandra Welch. Ryan’s district covers the city of Janesville wards 10-12 and the town of Rock wards 6-8.
In District 19, incumbent Lori Pennycook will face a challenge from Brent Waters. District 19 covers the city of Janesville wards 2 and 5.
Garrik Harwick will face John Emmart in District 20, which covers the town of Janesville Ward 5 and the city of Janesville wards 27-29 and 36-37.
In District 25, incumbent Rich Bostwick will be challenged by Sheila Nitz. District 25 covers the city of Janesville wards 15 and 26.
Unopposed in April
Patricia Fleming will run unopposed for the District 1 seat, which covers wards 1-8 of the city of Evansville.
Incumbent Doug Sutter will run unopposed in District 2, which covers wards 1 and 2 in the town of Center, Ward 1 in the town of Plymouth, the town of Porter, wards 1-3 in the town of Union, Ward 1 in the village of Footville and wards 9-11 in the city of Evansville.
In District 6, Steven William Brown will run unopposed. District 6 covers ward 3 in the town of Harmony; ward 1 in the town of Johnstown; ward 1 in the town of Lima; wards 1 and 5 in the town of Milton; wards 24, 25 and 39 in the city of Janesville and wards 10-12 in the city of Milton.
District 7 incumbent Ron Woodman will run unopposed to retain his seat on the board. The district covers wards 1-2 in the town of Bradford, the town of Clinton, wards 1-2 in the town of La Prairie, Ward 3 in the town of Turtle, wards 1-3 in the village of Clinton and wards 7 and 38 in the city of Janesville.
District 9 incumbent Lou Peer will run unopposed on April 7. His district covers the town of Beloit wards 2-9 and the city of Beloit wards 1, 24, 25 and 31.
Incumbent Brian Knudson will run unopposed in District 10, which covers the towns of Avon, Magnolia, Newark, Plymouth and Spring Valley; the village of Orfordville and the city of Brodhead.
In District 15, incumbent and current Board President Kevin Leavy will run unopposed. His district covers the city of Beloit wards 15-17, 21 and 29, and the town of Turtle Ward 4.
In District 17, incumbent Kim Schneider will run opposed in a district that covers town of Turtle wards 1-2 and city of Beloit wards 20, 22, 23, 28, 30 and 32.
District 18 incumbent R.J. Sutterlin will run unopposed in his district, which covers the city of Janesville wards 3-4.
District 21 incumbent Mark Bobzien will be challenged by Dennis Hilgendorf. The district covers the city of Janesville wards 27-29 and wards 36-37. It also covers the town of Janesville Ward 5.
Incumbent Mike Schwarz will run unopposed in District 22, which covers the city of Janesville wards 29 and 32-33, and town of Harmony wards 1-2.
Incumbent Barb Tillman will run unopposed in District 23, which covers the city of Janesville wards 22-23 and 34-35.
Incumbent Erica Boehlke will run unopposed in District 26, which covers the city of Janesville wards 17-20.
Incumbent Tom Brien will run unopposed in District 27, which covers the city of Janesville wards 14 and 16.
District 28 incumbent Sue Ryan will be challenged by Sandra Welch. The district covers the city of Janesville wards 10-12 and the town of Rock wards 6 and 8.
The deadline for filing challenges to nomination papers is this Friday, Jan. 9, at 5 p.m. There will be a drawing for ballot placement on Monday, Jan. 12, at 9 a.m. at the Rock County Courthouse, 51 S. Main St., Janesville. in the Courthouse Conference Center on the second floor.
This report has been updated to say R.J. Sutterlin will run unopposed. This report has been updated to include races in districts 21 and 28.
