Elections

Catch up with your candidates

Contact Chamber Public Policy Manager David Aguayo to learn more about how you can support your preferred candidates through the Chamber Direct Givers Conduit.

2025 Spring Election

The candidate field is set for the spring 2025 elections, with local races including Dane County Executive and all 20 seats on the Madison Common Council. In all, there are 39 total candidates for the council. There will be 15 contested races, including three primaries.

As part of the Chamber’s endorsement process, questionnaires have been sent to the entire candidate field asking for opinions on issues important to business. Candidates seeking an endorsement are invited to interviews, and endorsements will be offered based on alignment with our mission and agenda. All completed questionnaires will be posted on this page.

The general election is Tuesday, April 1.

2024 Fall Election

The Chamber Board’s first-ever endorsed candidate for Dane County Executive, Melissa Agard, overwhelmingly won her race in the November 2024 election, taking roughly 62 percent of the vote and 240 of Dane County’s 260 voting precincts. Because she was elected to fill former County Executive Joe Parisi’s unexpired term, Agard is up for re-election in the spring 2025 elections.

There were also several local government and school district referenda on the ballot, including the Chamber Board-endorsed Madison Metropolitan School District facilities referendum, which will make needed capital and modernization improvements. It passed with about 72 percent of the vote.