About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
A qualified elector of the city and an actual resident of the city at the time of election. Qualified elector is defined in Wis. Stat. § 6.02, as a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older, who has resided in the election district for at least 28 consecutive days before any election at which he or she offers to vote (and who is not disqualified by virtue of one or more of the impediments described in Wis. Stat. § 6.03). No person may hold any state or local elected office in Wisconsin if the person has been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless the person has been pardoned of the conviction. No person may have his/her name placed on the ballot for any state or local elected office in Wisconsin if the person has been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless the person has been pardoned of the conviction.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Voter signature requirement: 200 - 400
- Filing period
- December 1, 2026 - January 5, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 730 Washington Ave, Room 103, Racine, WI 53403
- Filing phone
- 262-636-9171
- Step 3
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