Government of Dane County, Wisconsin
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| Seat: Madison |
| Population (2020): 561,504 |
| County Commissioners: 37 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Dane County is located in Madison, Wisconsin. The county covers a total of 1,238 square miles in south central Wisconsin.
Elections
2025
Dane County, Wisconsin, is holding general elections for county executive and circuit court judges and special elections for county board of supervisors on April 1, 2025. A primary was scheduled for February 18, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was January 7, 2025.
2024
Dane County, Wisconsin, held general elections for board of supervisors and circuit court judges on April 2, 2024. A primary was scheduled for February 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was January 2, 2024.
Dane County, Wisconsin, also held general elections for county clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, and treasurer and a special election for county executive on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 13, 2024. The filing deadline for the general election was June 3, 2024.
2022
Dane County, Wisconsin, held general elections for board of supervisors, and circuit court judges on April 5, 2022. A primary was scheduled for February 15, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was January 4, 2022.
The county also held general elections for sheriff and clerk of courts on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 1, 2022.
2021
Dane County, Wisconsin, held general elections for county executive and circuit court judges and special elections for county supervisors on April 6, 2021. A primary was scheduled for February 16, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 5, 2021.
2020
The county also held general elections for the county clerk, treasurer, and register of deeds on November 3, 2020. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on August 11, 2020.
2019
2018
Dane County, Wisconsin, held general elections for county supervisors and circuit court judges on April 3, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on February 20, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was January 2, 2018.
The county also held general elections for the county sheriff and clerk of circuit court on November 6, 2018.
2017
Dane County, Wisconsin, held an election for county executive on April 4, 2017. Incumbent Joe Parisi won re-election unopposed.[1]
Elected officials
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County commissioners
- See also: County commission
The county council functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. County council members are tasked with approving an annual budget, enacting ordinances, approving county contracts, and making appointments to public offices. Dane County has 37 council members who are elected by district to two-year terms.[2]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Dane County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Dane County Clerk | Scott McDonell | January 6, 2013 |
| Dane County Clerk of the Circuit Court | Jeff Okazaki | January 29, 2024 |
| Dane County District Attorney | Ismael Ozanne | 2010 |
| Dane County Executive | Melissa Agard | November 13, 2024 |
| Dane County Register of Deeds | Kristi Chlebowski | 2007 |
| Dane County Sheriff | Kalvin Barrett | April 2, 2021 |
| Dane County Treasurer | Adam Gallagher | 2013 |
Recent news
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See also
| Dane County, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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