1995 Brown County, Wisconsin Executive special election

The 1995 Brown County, Wisconsin Executive special election took place on August 22, 1995, following a primary election on July 25, 1995. Several weeks after winning re-election on April 4, 1995, County Executive Tom Cuene resigned effective June 2. Guy Zima, the Chairman of the County Board, became acting County Executive until July 5, when former County Executive Don Holloway was appointed as interim Executive.

Five candidates ran in the special election: De Pere Mayor Nancy Nusbaum; County Supervisor and former State Senator Jerome Van Sistine, Zima, County Clerk Randy Johnson, and Humboldt Town Board Chairman Norbert Dantinne Jr. The Green Bay Press-Gazette endorsed Nusbaum and Dantinne as its top two choices, praising Nusbaum as "a proven leader" and Dantinne for having "a small town openness and candor and a record of distinction as Humboldt town chairman."

In the primary election, Nusbaum placed first by a wide margin, winning 49 percent of the vote. Van Sistine narrowly placed second with 14 percent of the vote, defeated Zima, who won 13 percent; Johnson, who won 12 percent; and Dantinne, who won 11 percent.

In the general election, Nusbaum was endorsed by the Green Bay Press-Gazette, which praised her for showing "an ability to work with the business community and other elected officials" as Mayor, and criticized Van Sistine as "lack[ing] the vision and energy to lead Brown County government at this critical juncture." Nusbaum defeated Van Sistine by a wide margin, receiving 62 percent of the vote to his 38 percent, and becoming the county's first female County Executive.