2018 Wisconsin State Assembly election

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2018 Wisconsin State Assembly election
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  2016 November 6, 2018 2020  

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly
50 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Robin Vos Gordon Hintz
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 63rdRochester 54thOshkosh
Last election64 seats, 51.69%35 seats, 45.45%
Seats won6336
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote1,103,5051,306,878
Percentage44.75%52.99%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.94 ppIncrease2.svg7.54 pp

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2018 WI State Assembly by Vote Share.svg
Results:
     Republican hold
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Speaker before election

Robin Vos
Republican

Speaker-designate

Robin Vos
Republican

The Wisconsin State Assembly elections of 2018 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election. The Republican Party maintained a majority it has held since 2011, [1] winning 63 seats, a loss of one seat, and 44.75% of the voting share. Despite winning a majority of ballots cast, the Democratic Party won only 36 seats, thus remaining a minority and gaining just one seat from the Republicans, District 14. Democratic votes were concentrated in urban areas such as Milwaukee and Madison, while Republicans garnered votes in more rural areas, which has been widely attributed to the impact of gerrymandering in the post-2010 state redistricting. [2] [3] Based on the 2018 results, the tipping point district was District 29, which the Republicans won by a margin of 12.12%, therefore Democrats would have needed to win the statewide popular vote by a margin of 20.36% to win a majority of seats.

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Results

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.%+/−No.+/−
Republican Party 691,103,50544.75−6.9463−1
Democratic Party 911,306,87852.99+7.5436+1
Libertarian Party 719,4800.79+0.3200
Constitution Party14,4410.18+0.1800
Independent 513,0190.53−1.1300
Write-in N/A18,8300.76+0.0900
Total2,466,153100.00±0.0099±0
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission [4]
Popular vote
Democratic
52.99%
Republican
44.75%
Other
2.26%
Assembly seats
Republican
63.64%
Democratic
36.36%

Results by district

DistrictIncumbentCandidates
NamePartyFirst
elected
NamePartyVotes%
1 Joel Kitchens Republican2014 Joel Kitchens Republican20,65168.38
Roberta ThelenIndependent9,51931.52
2 Andre Jacque Republican2010 Shae Sortwell Republican15,01454.82
Mark GramsDemocratic10,11836.94
Jeff DahlkeIndependent1,4945.45
Kevin BauerLibertarian7452.72
3 Ron Tusler Republican2016 Ron Tusler Republican15,84757.37
Scott GavinDemocratic11,77542.63
4 David Steffen Republican2014 David Steffen Republican15,29154.81
Terry LeeDemocratic12,58545.11
5 Jim Steineke Republican2010 Jim Steineke Republican17,17561.06
Matt LedererDemocratic10,95238.94
6 Gary Tauchen Republican2006 Gary Tauchen Republican15,02861.60
Richard SarnwickDemocratic7,69331.53
Mike HammondLibertarian1,6756.87
7 Daniel Riemer Democratic2012 Daniel Riemer Democratic15,18778.28
Matthew BughmanLibertarian3,95320.38
8 JoCasta Zamarripa Democratic2010 JoCasta Zamarripa Democratic7,38481.70
Angel SanchezRepublican1,63918.13
9 Josh Zepnick Democratic2002 Marisabel Cabrera Democratic11,45397.96
10 David Bowen Democratic2014 David Bowen Democratic20,96199.11
11 Jason Fields Democratic2016 Jason Fields Democratic17,16298.75
12 Fred Kessler Democratic2004 LaKeshia Myers Democratic17,42898.45
13 Rob Hutton Republican2012 Rob Hutton Republican16,61751.41
Dennis McBrideDemocratic15,66248.45
14 Dale Kooyenga Republican2010 Robyn Vining Democratic16,59748.58
Matt AdamczykRepublican16,45948.18
Rick BraunLibertarian6912.02
Steven SheveyIndependent4021.18
15 Joe Sanfelippo Republican2012 Joe Sanfelippo Republican15,08956.11
Lillian CheesmanDemocratic11,76843.76
16 Leon Young Democratic1993 Kalan Haywood Democratic16,86198.80
17 David Crowley Democratic2016 David Crowley Democratic20,82099.04
18 Evan Goyke Democratic2012 Evan Goyke Democratic17,42698.99
19 Jonathan Brostoff Democratic2014 Jonathan Brostoff Democratic27,54397.50
20 Christine Sinicki Democratic1998 Christine Sinicki Democratic20,24596.09
21 Jessie Rodriguez Republican2013 Jessie Rodriguez Republican14,28054.66
Gabriel GomezDemocratic11,80645.19
22 Janel Brandtjen Republican2014 Janel Brandtjen Republican21,15364.25
Aaron MattesonDemocratic11,73835.65
23 Jim Ott Republican2006 Jim Ott Republican18,32151.93
Liz SumnerDemocratic16,93948.01
24 Dan Knodl Republican2008 Dan Knodl Republican17,65053.64
Emily SiegristDemocratic15,24446.33
25 Paul Tittl Republican2012 Paul Tittl Republican14,78562.02
Jennifer EstradaDemocratic9,04237.93
26 Terry Katsma Republican2014 Terry Katsma Republican14,48558.02
Rebecca ClarkeDemocratic10,46641.92
27 Tyler Vorpagel Republican2014 Tyler Vorpagel Republican16,53359.61
Nanette BuleboshDemocratic11,18640.33
28 Adam Jarchow Republican2014 Gae Magnafici Republican14,44159.01
Kim ButlerDemocratic10,02840.98
29 Rob Stafsholt Republican2016 Rob Stafsholt Republican12,52354.70
John Rocco CalabreseDemocratic9,75042.58
Brian CorrieaLibertarian6202.71
30 Shannon Zimmerman Republican2016 Shannon Zimmerman Republican15,24053.91
Barry HammarbackDemocratic13,01546.04
31 Amy Loudenbeck Republican2010 Amy Loudenbeck Republican15,29957.47
Brittany KeyesDemocratic11,30542.46
32 Tyler August Republican2010 Tyler August Republican14,81359.22
Katherine GaulkeDemocratic10,18240.70
33 Cody Horlacher Republican2014 Cody Horlacher Republican17,23662.73
Brandon WhiteDemocratic10,21937.19
34 Rob Swearingen Republican2012 Rob Swearingen Republican19,69961.92
Chris MeierDemocratic12,09638.02
35 Mary Felzkowski Republican2012 Mary Felzkowski Republican16,38062.74
Mark MartelloDemocratic9,71437.21
36 Jeffrey Mursau Republican2004 Jeffrey Mursau Republican16,93866.99
Tim ComerDemocratic8,33832.98
37 John Jagler Republican2012 John Jagler Republican19,61696.00
38 Joel Kleefisch Republican2004 Barbara Dittrich Republican18,05657.57
Melissa WinkerDemocratic13,28642.36
39 Mark Born Republican2012 Mark Born Republican15,94063.38
Elisha BarudinDemocratic9,21036.62
40 Kevin Petersen Republican2006 Kevin Petersen Republican15,79464.32
Erin TracyDemocratic8,75935.67
41 Joan Ballweg Republican2004 Joan Ballweg Republican15,25762.92
Frank BuressDemocratic8,98437.05
42 Jon Plumer Republican2018 Jon Plumer Republican15,29957.67
Ann Groves LloydDemocratic11,20942.25
43 Don Vruwink Democratic2016 Don Vruwink Democratic16,24161.14
Gabriel SzerlongRepublican10,28838.73
44 Deb Kolste Democratic2012 Deb Kolste Democratic18,00597.47
45 Mark Spreitzer Democratic2014 Mark Spreitzer Democratic14,19879.10
Reese WoodLibertarian3,49619.48
46 Gary Hebl Democratic2004 Gary Hebl Democratic24,01197.22
47 Jimmy Anderson Democratic2016 Jimmy Anderson Democratic25,70698.02
48 Melissa Sargent Democratic2012 Melissa Sargent Democratic27,79498.22
49 Travis Tranel Republican2010 Travis Tranel Republican12,85858.86
Mike MooneyDemocratic8,96841.05
50 Ed Brooks Republican2008 Tony Kurtz Republican12,37954.53
Arthur ShraderDemocratic9,65842.55
James KrusIndependent6592.90
51 Todd Novak Republican2014 Todd Novak Republican12,44550.65
Jeff WrightDemocratic12,11349.29
52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Republican2010 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Republican15,16461.63
Kevin BoothDemocratic9,42738.31
53 Michael Schraa Republican2012 Michael Schraa Republican15,16063.20
Joe LavrenzDemocratic8,81236.74
54 Gordon Hintz Democratic2006 Gordon Hintz Democratic18,01994.04
55 Mike Rohrkaste Republican2014 Mike Rohrkaste Republican15,12255.15
Dan SchierlDemocratic12,28344.80
56 Dave Murphy Republican2012 Dave Murphy Republican18,03359.82
Diana LawrenceDemocratic12,11040.17
57 Amanda Stuck Democratic2014 Amanda Stuck Democratic16,94698.20
58 Rick Gundrum Republican2018 Rick Gundrum Republican20,47170.98
Dennis DegenhardtDemocratic8,36829.02
59 Jesse Kremer Republican2014 Timothy Ramthun Republican23,33999.30
60 Robert Brooks Republican2011 Robert Brooks Republican20,70264.86
Chris RahlfDemocratic11,18235.03
61 Samantha Kerkman Republican2000 Samantha Kerkman Republican16,60661.87
Gina WalkingtonDemocratic10,20738.03
62 Tom Weatherston Republican2012 Robert Wittke Republican16,03554.87
John LehmanDemocratic13,16145.04
63 Robin Vos Republican2004 Robin Vos Republican16,77561.00
Joel JacobsenDemocratic10,70538.93
64 Peter Barca Democratic2008 Peter Barca Democratic16,77378.32
Thomas HarlandConstitution4,44120.74
65 Tod Ohnstad Democratic2012 Tod Ohnstad Democratic14,45696.82
66 Greta Neubauer Democratic2018 Greta Neubauer Democratic14,45097.01
67 Rob Summerfield Republican2016 Rob Summerfield Republican15,97061.78
Wren KeturiDemocratic9,87838.22
68 Kathy Bernier Republican2010 Jesse James Republican14,12957.59
Wendy Sue JohnsonDemocratic10,39442.37
69 Bob Kulp Republican2013 Bob Kulp Republican17,25791.28
Kathleen RulkaWrite-in1,5768.34
70 Nancy VanderMeer Republican2014 Nancy VanderMeer Republican15,02761.91
Cari FayDemocratic9,22338.00
71 Katrina Shankland Democratic2012 Katrina Shankland Democratic20,54897.75
72 Scott Krug Republican2010 Scott Krug Republican14,77357.32
David GorskiDemocratic10,99242.65
73 Nick Milroy Democratic2008 Nick Milroy Democratic18,51096.94
74 Beth Meyers Democratic2014 Beth Meyers Democratic15,73856.16
Jeffrey FahlRepublican12,27643.81
75 Romaine Quinn Republican2014 Romaine Quinn Republican14,92562.18
Ali HolzmanDemocratic9,07837.82
76 Chris Taylor Democratic2011 Chris Taylor Democratic36,89198.43
77 Terese Berceau Democratic1998 Shelia Stubbs Democratic29,34798.68
78 Lisa Subeck Democratic2014 Lisa Subeck Democratic30,04498.06
79 Dianne Hesselbein Democratic2012 Dianne Hesselbein Democratic28,07997.58
80 Sondy Pope Democratic2002 Sondy Pope Democratic26,18997.69
81 Dave Considine Democratic2014 Dave Considine Democratic19,76698.64
82 Ken Skowronski Republican2013 Ken Skowronski Republican18,03967.97
Jason SellnowLibertarian8,30031.28
83 Chuck Wichgers Republican2016 Chuck Wichgers Republican22,35169.85
Jim BrownlowDemocratic9,62430.08
84 Mike Kuglitsch Republican2010 Mike Kuglitsch Republican16,68457.44
Erica FlynnDemocratic12,34142.49
85 Patrick Snyder Republican2016 Patrick Snyder Republican13,79155.25
Alyson LeahyDemocratic11,15044.67
86 John Spiros Republican2012 John Spiros Republican17,17459.80
Nancy StencilDemocratic10,57536.82
Michael TauschekIndependent9453.29
87 James Edming Republican2014 James Edming Republican15,68266.12
Elizabeth RileyDemocratic8,02733.84
88 John Macco Republican2014 John Macco Republican14,62853.31
Tom SieberDemocratic12,79346.62
89 John Nygren Republican2006 John Nygren Republican17,09166.85
Ken HoldorfDemocratic8,46133.10
90 Eric Genrich Democratic2012 Staush Gruszynski Democratic12,99496.34
91 Dana Wachs Democratic2012 Jodi Emerson Democratic17,51266.47
Echo ReardonRepublican8,79833.39
92 Treig Pronschinske Republican2016 Treig Pronschinske Republican12,95555.13
Rob GroverDemocratic10,53744.84
93 Warren Petryk Republican2010 Warren Petryk Republican15,93558.20
Charlene WarnerDemocratic11,43541.76
94 Steve Doyle Democratic2011 Steve Doyle Democratic17,49860.20
Albert RohlandRepublican11,56739.80
95 Jill Billings Democratic2011 Jill Billings Democratic21,989100.00
96 Lee Nerison Republican2004 Loren Oldenburg Republican12,32751.65
Paul BuhrDemocratic11,53648.34
97 Scott Allen Republican2014 Scott Allen Republican18,94596.03
98 Adam Neylon Republican2013 Adam Neylon Republican23,00597.11
99 Cindi Duchow Republican2015 Cindi Duchow Republican26,25197.94

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