WAUPUN — Incumbents to every seat for Waupun area elections were reelected this week at the April 7, 2026 spring election.
For the City of Waupun a total of 898 ballots were cast in Dodge County, compared to 700 total in Fond du Lac County.
Mayor of Waupun Rohn Bishop received 636 votes in Dodge County and 539 in Fond du Lac County. An additional 19 and 21 votes were cast for write-ins, respectively.
For the Dodge County side, District 2 Alderman Pete Kaczmarski received 137 to 2 write-ins and District 4 Alderman Mike Matoushek received 128 to 3 write-ins. In Fond du Lac County, District 6 Alderwoman Bobbi Jo Kunz received 154 votes to 3 write-ins.
All Waupun City Council candidates ran unopposed this year.
“Tonight, I was reelected 1,196 votes to 40 votes!” Mayor Bishop wrote to Facebook the night of the election. “I would like to thank you, the good people of Waupun, for entrusting me for another term as your mayor! I love this community and fight tirelessly for Waupun. It’s my favorite place! Thank you!”
Alderman Kaczmarski also posted to Facebook, saying, “Thank you to all of my constituents, friends, and well-wishers. Last night, I was again voted to continue my next two-year term as City of Waupun Second Ward Alderman. As I begin my seventeenth year, the decisions will be made with research into the issues.”
For Fond du Lac County Supervisors, District 6 Supervisor Michael Beer received 787 votes (Town of Alto, plus Brandon and Fairwater). District 7 Supervisor Jon Venhuizen received 746 (Town of Waupun and about half of Town of Oakfield).
For Dodge County Supervisors, District 2 Supervisor Mary Bobholz received 223 votes in Trenton, with a total of 423 across the entire district, and District 6 Supervisor Jeff A. Breselow received 110 votes in Burnett and 100 in Chester, and a total of 535 across the district. Furthermore, District 25 Supervisor Evan J. Meinel received 172 votes, District 26 Supervisor Randy Vande Zande received 279 votes, and District 27 Supervisor Marilyn Klobuchar received 126 votes. All ran unopposed.
Three seats were up for election for the Waupun School Board across two elections. The two seats representing the City of Waupun were won by incumbent Jennie Patrykus and newcomer Richard Bauman.
Patrykus received 870 votes in Fond du Lac County and 1,115 votes in Dodge County, while Bauman received 661 votes in Fond du Lac County and 866 votes in Dodge County. As this was a “vote for two” election, both won a seat on the School Board.
For the final contested seat, incumbent Andrea Brossard received 571 votes in Fond du Lac County and 744 votes in Dodge County, while challenger Nick Maas received 422 votes in Fond du Lac County and 588 in Dodge County.
The Council Council will hold their Re-Organizational Meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5:30PM to swear in the Mayor and Aldermen for another term. Mayor of Waupun Rohn Bishop will serve a 3 year term, the first in Waupun’s history. The Aldermen will continue with 2 year terms, with half of the seats alternating election years.
The winning School Board members will be sworn in at the next Waupun School Board meeting on April 27, 2026.
