2016 Wisconsin State Assembly election

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2016 Wisconsin State Assembly election
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  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  

All 99 seats of the Wisconsin State Assembly
50 seats are needed for a majority
Turnout67.34% [1]
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Robin Vos Peter W. Barca
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat District 63 District 64
Last election6336
Seats won6435
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,337,2911,175,779
Percentage51.7%45.5%

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2016 WI State Assembly by Vote Share.svg
Results:
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     Democratic hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Speaker before election

Robin Vos
Republican

Elected Speaker

Robin Vos
Republican

An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 99 members to Wisconsin's State Assembly. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate. The primary election was held on August 9, 2016.

Contents

Republicans consolidated their control of the Assembly by gaining one seat, winning 64 seats compared to 36 seats for the Democrats. [2]

Results

Statewide

Statewide results of the 2016 Wisconsin State Assembly election: [3]

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No. %No.+/– %
Republican Party 711,337,29151.69%64Increase2.svg164.65%
Democratic Party 791,175,77945.45%35Decrease2.svg135.35%
Independent 843,0041.66%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Libertarian Party 312,0920.47%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Veterans Party11,5800.06%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Scattering17,4250.67%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Total1622,587,171100.00%99Steady2.svg100.00%

District

Results of the 2016 Wisconsin State Assembly election by district: [3]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 13,28939.85%20,04460.11%140.04%33,347100.00%Republican Hold
District 2 --20,03969.29%8,88130.71%28,920100.00%Republican Hold
District 3 11,96939.46%18,36160.54%--30,330100.00%Republican Hold
District 4 12,01640.23%17,81759.65%340.11%29,867100.00%Republican Hold
District 5 10,93335.40%19,94164.58%60.02%30,880100.00%Republican Hold
District 6 7,94429.82%18,69070.15%80.03%26,642100.00%Republican Hold
District 7 13,51456.14%9,21238.27%1,3475.60%24,073100.00%Democratic Hold
District 8 8,52898.45%--1341.55%8,662100.00%Democratic Hold
District 9 12,14297.97%--2512.03%12,393100.00%Democratic Hold
District 10 21,22899.11%--1900.89%21,418100.00%Democratic Hold
District 11 18,41898.76%--2321.24%18,650100.00%Democratic Hold
District 12 18,64298.42%--2991.58%18,941100.00%Democratic Hold
District 13 --23,90496.99%7413.01%24,645100.00%Republican Hold
District 14 14,93442.70%20,00157.19%400.11%34,975100.00%Republican Hold
District 15 --21,52597.54%5422.46%22,067100.00%Republican Hold
District 16 18,01998.43%--2871.57%18,306100.00%Democratic Hold
District 17 21,71599.07%--2040.93%21,919100.00%Democratic Hold
District 18 18,00698.87%--2061.13%18,212100.00%Democratic Hold
District 19 26,73297.54%--6742.46%27,406100.00%Democratic Hold
District 20 21,22297.02%--6512.98%21,873100.00%Democratic Hold
District 21 11,33840.53%16,58959.30%480.17%27,975100.00%Republican Hold
District 22 --26,13197.82%5822.18%26,713100.00%Republican Hold
District 23 --25,67095.57%1,1904.43%26,860100.00%Republican Hold
District 24 --24,04796.48%8783.52%24,925100.00%Republican Hold
District 25 9,30534.89%17,32564.97%370.14%26,667100.00%Republican Hold
District 26 11,28340.39%16,58359.36%720.26%27,938100.00%Republican Hold
District 27 11,50138.04%18,64461.66%920.30%30,237100.00%Republican Hold
District 28 9,83733.88%17,61260.66%1,5835.45%29,032100.00%Republican Hold
District 29 10,66138.83%16,77461.10%190.07%27,454100.00%Republican Hold
District 30 12,35838.94%17,79056.05%1,5915.01%31,739100.00%Republican Hold
District 31 10,34835.88%18,46564.02%300.10%28,843100.00%Republican Hold
District 32 10,09037.38%16,86262.47%420.16%26,994100.00%Republican Hold
District 33 11,24637.34%18,85162.59%230.08%30,120100.00%Republican Hold
District 34 12,71536.93%21,68662.99%280.08%34,429100.00%Republican Hold
District 35 9,56433.91%18,62266.02%220.08%28,208100.00%Republican Hold
District 36 --22,89999.92%180.08%22,917100.00%Republican Hold
District 37 10,99038.10%17,82161.78%370.13%28,848100.00%Republican Hold
District 38 12,28837.20%20,70862.70%330.10%33,029100.00%Republican Hold
District 39 9,19232.57%19,02867.42%20.01%28,222100.00%Republican Hold
District 40 9,80135.41%17,86664.55%110.04%27,678100.00%Republican Hold
District 41 --17,71170.55%7,39429.45%25,105100.00%Republican Hold
District 42 11,86741.31%16,84258.63%180.06%28,727100.00%Republican Hold
District 43 16,17954.56%13,42745.28%450.15%29,651100.00%Democratic Hold
District 44 19,94898.51%--3011.49%20,249100.00%Democratic Hold
District 45 17,86798.00%--3642.00%18,231100.00%Democratic Hold
District 46 24,67898.19%--4541.81%25,132100.00%Democratic Hold
District 47 19,15468.47%--8,82231.53%27,976100.00%Democratic Hold
District 48 26,53498.76%--3331.24%26,867100.00%Democratic Hold
District 49 11,34442.94%15,05656.99%180.07%26,418100.00%Republican Hold
District 50 10,76242.13%14,77457.83%110.04%25,547100.00%Republican Hold
District 51 13,18948.62%13,91251.29%230.08%27,124100.00%Republican Hold
District 52 9,82936.24%17,29363.76%--27,122100.00%Republican Hold
District 53 --21,64198.92%2361.08%21,877100.00%Republican Hold
District 54 17,92369.46%--7,87930.54%25,802100.00%Democratic Hold
District 55 11,52338.46%18,39361.40%420.14%29,958100.00%Republican Hold
District 56 11,55135.45%21,02264.52%100.03%32,583100.00%Republican Hold
District 57 19,04898.68%--2551.32%19,303100.00%Democratic Hold
District 58 --25,45798.13%4841.87%25,941100.00%Republican Hold
District 59 --25,84799.27%1890.73%26,036100.00%Republican Hold
District 60 --23,80674.87%7,99225.13%31,798100.00%Republican Hold
District 61 9,79233.23%19,62266.59%520.18%29,466100.00%Republican Hold
District 62 --22,523100.00%--22,523100.00%Republican Hold
District 63 10,48735.84%18,77164.16%--29,258100.00%Republican Hold
District 64 18,79997.67%--4492.33%19,248100.00%Democratic Hold
District 65 16,11297.84%--3552.16%16,467100.00%Democratic Hold
District 66 13,52681.32%--3,10718.68%16,633100.00%Democratic Hold
District 67 10,30835.69%18,57464.31%--28,882100.00%Republican Hold
District 68 11,26341.83%15,62858.05%320.12%26,923100.00%Republican Hold
District 69 --21,44399.68%690.32%21,512100.00%Republican Hold
District 70 10,26637.68%16,96362.26%180.07%27,247100.00%Republican Hold
District 71 21,83498.90%--2421.10%22,076100.00%Democratic Hold
District 72 12,27943.45%15,97256.52%60.02%28,257100.00%Republican Hold
District 73 22,10798.17%--4111.83%22,518100.00%Democratic Hold
District 74 22,62499.36%--1450.64%22,769100.00%Democratic Hold
District 75 10,89437.97%17,78662.00%90.03%28,689100.00%Republican Hold
District 76 33,62882.77%6,87716.93%1240.31%40,629100.00%Democratic Hold
District 77 29,06998.90%--3231.10%29,392100.00%Democratic Hold
District 78 25,36278.90%--6,78221.10%32,144100.00%Democratic Hold
District 79 23,21163.84%13,10536.04%440.12%36,360100.00%Democratic Hold
District 80 26,25098.19%--4851.81%26,735100.00%Democratic Hold
District 81 17,27060.49%11,26539.46%140.05%28,549100.00%Democratic Hold
District 82 --21,08097.83%4672.17%21,547100.00%Republican Hold
District 83 --26,59698.79%3271.21%26,923100.00%Republican Hold
District 84 --21,98797.91%4702.09%22,457100.00%Republican Hold
District 85 12,83746.52%14,72253.35%350.13%27,594100.00%Republican Hold
District 86 11,14235.43%18,24658.01%2,0636.56%31,451100.00%Republican Hold
District 87 8,55431.98%18,17967.97%120.04%26,745100.00%Republican Hold
District 88 11,31238.88%17,74260.99%370.13%29,091100.00%Republican Hold
District 89 9,05531.78%19,42968.20%50.02%28,489100.00%Republican Hold
District 90 14,38797.92%--3062.08%14,693100.00%Democratic Hold
District 91 17,78060.87%11,34138.82%900.31%29,211100.00%Democratic Hold
District 92 12,54047.92%13,60551.99%220.08%26,167100.00%Republican GAIN
District 93 --24,29898.49%3721.51%24,670100.00%Republican Hold
District 94 16,72152.63%15,04947.37%--31,770100.00%Democratic Hold
District 95 23,020100.00%----23,020100.00%Democratic Hold
District 96 10,18638.89%16,00061.09%50.02%26,191100.00%Republican Hold
District 97 --21,61197.63%5242.37%22,135100.00%Republican Hold
District 98 --25,59298.39%4191.61%26,011100.00%Republican Hold
District 99 --28,59798.86%3311.14%28,928100.00%Republican Hold
Total1,175,77945.45%1,337,29151.69%74,1012.86%2,587,171100.00%

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