2022 Wisconsin State Assembly election

The Wisconsin State Assembly elections of 2022 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election.[1] This was the first election to take place after redistricting following the 2020 United States census. Before the election, 61 Assembly seats were held by Republicans and 38 seats were held by Democrats. The primary election was held on August 9, 2022.[2]

2022 Wisconsin State Assembly election

November 8, 2022

All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robin Vos Greta Neubauer
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 63rdRochester 66thRacine
Last election 61 seats, 53.8% 38 seats, 45.3%
Seats before 61 38
Seats won 64 35
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 1,350,083 1,124,962
Percentage 53.6% 44.6
Swing Decrease 0.2 pp Increase 1.3 pp

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      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

Republicans flipped three Democratic-held Assembly seats but failed to achieve a two-thirds supermajority, entering the 106th Wisconsin Legislature with 64 of 99 State Assembly seats.[3]

Elected members took office on January 3, 2023.[4]

Results summary

Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
Total
Democratic Republican
Last election (2020) 38 61 99
Total after last election (2020) 38 61 99
Total before this election 38 61 99
Up for election 38 61 99
of which: Incumbent retiring 10 9 23
Vacated 0 4 4
Unopposed 8 10 18
This election 35 64 99
Change from last election Decrease 3 Increase 3 Steady
Total after this election 35 64 99
Change in total Decrease 3 Increase 3 Steady

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Assembly district 33, 0.91%
  2. State Assembly district 73, 1.87% (gain)
  3. State Assembly district 84, 2.03%
  4. State Assembly district 94, 2.62%
  5. State Assembly district 74, 5.71% (gain)
  6. State Assembly district 54, 7.73%
  7. State Assembly district 21, 8.43%
  8. State Assembly district 55, 9.12%

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

Vacated

Seeking other office

Election results

Dist. Incumbent This race[5][6]
Member Party First elect Status Candidates Results
01 Joel Kitchens Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY Joel Kitchens (Rep.) 62.45%
  • Roberta Thelen (Dem.) 37.46%
Incumbent re-elected
02 Shae Sortwell Republican 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Shae Sortwell (Rep.) 59.18%
  • Renee Gasch (Dem.) 40.74%
Incumbent re-elected
03 Ron Tusler Republican 2016 Running
  • Green tickY Ron Tusler (Rep.) 98.33%
Incumbent re-elected
04 David Steffen Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY David Steffen (Rep.) 55.49%
  • Derek Teague (Dem.) 44.42%
Incumbent re-elected
05 Jim Steineke Republican 2010 Vacant[7][8]
  • Green tickY Joy Goeben (Rep.) 59.83%
  • Joseph Van Deurzen (Dem.) 40.17%
Incumbent resigned
New member elected
Republican hold
06 Gary Tauchen Republican 2006 Not running[9][8]
  • Green tickY Peter Schmidt (Rep.) 55.60%
  • William J. Switalla (Dem.) 29.08%
  • Dean Neubert (Rep.) (write-in) 15.31%
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
07 Daniel Riemer Democratic 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Daniel Riemer (Dem.) 61.81%
  • Zachary Marshall (Rep.) 38.1%
Incumbent re-elected
08 Sylvia Ortiz-Velez Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Dem.) 98.1%
Incumbent re-elected
09 Marisabel Cabrera Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Marisabel Cabrera (Dem.) 71.99%
  • Ryan M. Antczak (Rep.) 27.86%
Incumbent re-elected
10 David Bowen Democratic 2014 Not running
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Democratic hold
11 Dora Drake Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Dora Drake (Dem.) 99%
Incumbent re-elected
12 LaKeshia Myers Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY LaKeshia N. Myers (Dem.) 78.79%
  • Greg Canady (Rep.) 21.1%
Incumbent re-elected
13 Sara Rodriguez Democratic 2020 Running for
lieutenant
governor
[10][8]
Incumbent retired to run for Lieutenant Governor
New member elected
Republican gain
14 Robyn Vining Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Robyn Vining (Dem.) 63.35%
  • Keva Turner (Rep.) 36.57%
Incumbent re-elected
15 Joe Sanfelippo Republican 2012 Not running
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
16 Kalan Haywood Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Kalan Haywood (Dem.) 98.75%
Incumbent re-elected
17 Supreme Moore Omokunde Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Supreme Moore Omokunde (Dem.) 83.91%
  • Abie Eisenbach (Rep.) 15.93%
Incumbent re-elected
18 Evan Goyke Democratic 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Evan Goyke (Dem.) 98.45%
Incumbent re-elected
19 Jonathan Brostoff Democratic 2014 Running for city council[8]
Incumbent retired to run for City Council
New member elected
Democratic hold
20 Christine Sinicki Democratic 1998 Running
  • Green tickY Christine M. Sinicki (Dem.) 66.32%
  • Scott Hermann (Rep.) 33.57%
Incumbent re-elected
21 Jessie Rodriguez Republican 2013 Running
  • Green tickY Jessie Rodriguez (Rep.) 54.18%
  • Nathan M. Jurowski (Dem.) 45.75%
Incumbent re-elected
22 Janel Brandtjen Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY Janel Brandtjen (Rep.) 64.55%
  • Matt Brown (Dem.) 35.38%
Incumbent re-elected
23 Deb Andraca Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Deb Andraca (Dem.) 62.73%
  • Purnima Nath (Rep.) 37.19%
Incumbent re-elected
24 Dan Knodl Republican 2008 Running
  • Green tickY Dan Knodl (Rep.) 61.14%
  • Bob Tatterson (Dem.) 38.81%
Incumbent re-elected
25 Paul Tittl Republican 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Paul Tittl (Rep.) 97.11%
Incumbent re-elected
26 Terry Katsma Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY Terry A. Katsma (Rep.) 62.8%
  • Lisa Salgado (Dem.) 37.12%
Incumbent re-elected
27 Tyler Vorpagel Republican 2014 Not running[11][8]
Incumbent retired
New member elected
Republican hold
28 Gae Magnafici Republican 2018 Running
Incumbent re-elected
29 Clint Moses Republican 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Clint Moses (Rep.) 60.05%
  • Danielle Johnson (Dem.) 39.93%
Incumbent re-elected
30 Shannon Zimmerman Republican 2016 Running
  • Green tickY Shannon Zimmerman (Rep.) 58.48%
  • Sarah Yacoub (Dem.) 41.44%
Incumbent re-elected
31 Amy Loudenbeck Republican 2010 Running for
secretary
of state
[12][8]
Incumbent retired to run for Secretary of State
New member elected
Republican hold
32 Tyler August Republican 2010 Running
  • Green tickY Tyler August (Rep.) 62.89%
  • Adam Jaramillo (Dem.) 37%
Incumbent re-elected
33 Cody Horlacher Republican 2014 Running for circuit court[8]
New member elected
Republican hold
34 Rob Swearingen Republican 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Rob Swearingen (Rep.) 61.77%
  • Eileen Daniel (Dem.) 38.2%
Incumbent re-elected
35 Calvin Callahan Republican 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Calvin Callahan (Rep.) 69.79%
  • Todd Frederick (Ind.) 30.1%
Incumbent re-elected
36 Jeffrey Mursau Republican 2004 Running
  • Green tickY Jeffrey Mursau (Rep.) 70.4%
  • Ben Murray (Dem.) 29.53%
Incumbent re-elected
37 William Penterman Republican 2021 Running
  • Green tickY William Penterman (Rep.) 55.77%
  • Maureen McCarville (Dem.) 44.18%
Incumbent re-elected
38 Barbara Dittrich Republican 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Barbara Dittrich (Rep.) 95.26%
Incumbent re-elected
39 Mark Born Republican 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Mark Born (Rep.) 97.64%
Incumbent re-elected
40 Kevin David Petersen Republican 2006 Running
  • Green tickY Kevin Petersen (Rep.) 75.29%
  • Henry Fries (Ind.) 24.48%[14]
Incumbent re-elected
41 Alex Dallman Republican 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Alex Dallman (Rep.) 96.88%
Incumbent re-elected
42 Jon Plumer Republican 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Jon Plumer (Rep.) 60.18%
  • Theresa Valencia (Dem.) 39.75%
Incumbent re-elected
43 Don Vruwink Democratic 2016 Not running[8]
Incumbent redistricted to 33rd Assembly District
New member elected
Democratic hold
44 Sue Conley Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Sue Conley (Dem.) 62.44%
  • Spencer Zimmerman (Rep.) 37.5%
Incumbent re-elected
45 Mark Spreitzer Democratic 2014 Running for State Senate
New member elected
Democratic hold
46 Gary Hebl Democratic 2004 Not running[8]
New member elected
Democratic hold
47 Jimmy P. Anderson Democratic 2016 Running
  • Green tickY Jimmy Anderson (Dem.) 79.9%
  • Lamonte Newsom (Rep.) 20.02%
Incumbent re-elected
48 Samba Baldeh Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Samba Baldeh (Dem.) 98.44%
Incumbent re-elected
49 Travis Tranel Republican 2010 Running
  • Green tickY Travis Tranel (Rep.) 62.59%
  • Lynne Parrott (Dem.) 37.34%
Incumbent re-elected
50 Tony Kurtz Republican 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Tony Kurtz (Rep.) 64.53%
  • Michael Leuth (Dem.) 35.45%
Incumbent re-elected
51 Todd Novak Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY Todd Novak (Rep.) 56.08%
  • Leah Spicer (Dem.) 43.87%
Incumbent re-elected
52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Republican 2010 Not running[16][8]
New member elected
Republican hold
53 Michael Schraa Republican 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Michael Schraa (Rep.) 97.63%
Incumbent re-elected
54 Gordon Hintz Democratic 2006 Not running[17][8]
New member elected
Democratic hold
55 Rachael Cabral-Guevara Republican 2020 Running for state senate[8]
New member elected
Republican hold
56 Dave Murphy Republican 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Dave Murphy (Rep.) 59.03%
  • Patrick Hayden (Dem.) 40.97%
Incumbent re-elected
57 Lee Snodgrass Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Lee Snodgrass (Dem.) 59.36%
  • Andrew Fox (Rep.) 40.58%
Incumbent re-elected
58 Rick Gundrum Republican 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Rick Gundrum (Rep.) 70.27%
  • Mary Ann Rzeszutek (Dem.) 29.73%
Incumbent re-elected
59 Timothy Ramthun Republican 2018 Running for
governor[18][8]
New member elected
Republican hold
60 Robert Brooks Republican 2011 Running
  • Green tickY Robert Brooks (Rep.) 64.72%
  • Daniel Larsen (Dem.) 35.2%
Incumbent re-elected
61 Samantha Kerkman Republican 2000 Not running[8]
New member elected
Republican hold
62 Robert Wittke Republican 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Robert Wittke (Rep.) 61.36%
  • Anthony Hammes (Dem.) 38.51%
Incumbent re-elected
63 Robin Vos Republican 2004 Running
  • Green tickY Robin Vos (Rep.) 72.98%
  • Joel Jacobsen (Dem.) 15.02%
  • Adam Steen (Rep.) (write-in) 9.08%
Incumbent re-elected
64 Tip McGuire Democratic 2019 Running
  • Green tickY Tip McGuire (Dem.) 56.73%
  • Ed Hibsch (Rep.) 43.19%
Incumbent re-elected
65 Tod Ohnstad Democratic 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Tod Ohnstad (Dem.) 61.78%
  • Frank Petrick (Rep.) 38.08%
Incumbent re-elected
66 Greta Neubauer Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Greta Neubauer (Dem.) 76.27%
  • Carl Hutton (Lib.) 22.61%
Incumbent re-elected
67 Rob Summerfield Republican 2016 Running
  • Green tickY Rob Summerfield (Rep.) 63.23%
  • Jason Bennett (Dem.) 26.72%
Incumbent re-elected
68 Jesse James Republican 2018 Running for
state senate[19][8]
New member elected
Republican hold
69 Donna Rozar Republican 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Donna M. Rozar (Rep.) 64.27%
  • Lisa Boero (Dem.) 35.68%
Incumbent re-elected
70 Nancy VanderMeer Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY Nancy VanderMeer (Rep.) 65.99%
  • Remy Gomez (Dem.) 33.94%
Incumbent re-elected
71 Katrina Shankland Democratic 2012 Running
  • Green tickY Katrina Shankland (Dem.) 57.05%
  • Scott Soik (Rep.) 42.89%
Incumbent re-elected
72 Scott Krug Republican 2010 Running
  • Green tickY Scott S. Krug (Rep.) 62.14%
  • Criste Greening (Dem.) 37.82%
Incumbent re-elected
73 Nick Milroy Democratic 2008 Not running[8]
  • Green tickY Angie Sapik (Rep.) 50.83%
  • Laura R. Gapske (Dem.) 48.96%
New member elected
Republican gain
74 Beth Meyers Democratic 2014 Not running[21][8]
New member elected
Republican gain
75 David Armstrong Republican 2020 Running
  • Green tickY David Armstrong (Rep.) 96.56%
Incumbent re-elected
76 Francesca Hong Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Francesca Hong (Dem.) 98.39%
Incumbent re-elected
77 Shelia Stubbs Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Shelia Stubbs (Dem.) 98.7%
Incumbent re-elected
78 Lisa Subeck Democratic 2014 Running
  • Green tickY Lisa B. Subeck (Dem.) 82.02%
  • Matt Neuhaus (Rep.) 17.88%
Incumbent re-elected
79 Dianne Hesselbein Democratic 2012 Running for
state senate[22][8]
  • Green tickY Alex Joers (Dem.) 74.11%
  • Victoria Fueger (Rep.) 25.79%
New member elected
Democratic hold
80 Sondy Pope Democratic 2002 Not running[23][8]
  • Green tickY Mike Bare (Dem. 69.66%)
  • Jacob D. Luginbuhl (Rep.) 30.26%
New member elected
Democratic hold
81 Dave Considine Democratic 2014 Running
  • Green tickY David Considine (Dem.) 58.9%
  • Shellie Benish (Rep.) 41.06%
Incumbent re-elected
82 Ken Skowronski Republican 2013 Not running[8]
New member elected
Republican hold
83 Chuck Wichgers Republican 2016 Not running[8]
New member elected
Republican hold
84 Mike Kuglitsch Republican 2010 Not running[24][8]
New member elected
Republican hold
85 Patrick Snyder Republican 2016 Running
  • Green tickY Patrick Snyder (Rep.) 56.2%
  • Kristin Conway (Dem.) 43.76%
Incumbent re-elected
86 John Spiros Republican 2012 Running
  • Green tickY John Spiros (Rep.) 97.15%
Incumbent re-elected
87 James W. Edming Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY James W. Edming (Rep.) 69.49%
  • Elizabeth Riley (Dem.) 30.48%
Incumbent re-elected
88 John Macco Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY John Macco (Rep.) 58.14%
  • Hannah Beauchamp-Pope (Dem.) 41.78%
Incumbent re-elected
89 Elijah Behnke Republican 2021 Running
  • Green tickY Elijah Behnke (Rep.) 66.52%
  • Jane Benson (Dem.) 33.42%
Incumbent re-elected
90 Kristina Shelton Democratic 2020 Running
  • Green tickY Kristina Shelton (Dem.) 59.1%
  • Micah J. Behnke (Rep.) 40.77%
Incumbent re-elected
91 Jodi Emerson Democratic 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Jodi Emerson (Dem.) 64.61%
  • Josh Stanley (Rep.) 35.3%
Incumbent re-elected
92 Treig Pronschinske Republican 2016 Running
  • Green tickY Treig E. Pronschinske (Rep.) 63.36%
  • Maria Bamonti (Dem.) 36.58%
Incumbent re-elected
93 Warren Petryk Republican 2010 Running
  • Green tickY Warren Petryk (Rep.) 59.74%
  • Alison H. Page (Dem.) 40.23%
Incumbent re-elected
94 Steve Doyle Democratic 2011 Running
  • Green tickY Steve Doyle (Dem.) 51.29%
  • Ryan Huebsch (Rep.) 48.67%[25]
Incumbent re-elected
95 Jill Billings Democratic 2011 Running
  • Green tickY Jill Billings (Dem.) 66.83%
  • Chris Woodard (Rep.) 33.09%
Incumbent re-elected
96 Loren Oldenburg Republican 2018 Running
  • Green tickY Loren Oldenburg (Rep.) 58.53%
  • Jayne M. Swiggum (Dem.) 41.42%
Incumbent re-elected
97 Scott Allen Republican 2014 Running
  • Green tickY Scott Allen (Rep.) 96.14%
Incumbent re-elected
98 Adam Neylon Republican 2013 Running
  • Green tickY Adam Neylon (Rep.) 59.22%
  • Christina Barry (Dem.) 40.72%
Incumbent re-elected
99 Cindi Duchow Republican 2015 Running
  • Green tickY Cindi Duchow (Rep.) 69.55%
  • Alec Thomas Dahms (Dem.) 30.35%
Incumbent re-elected

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Safe R May 19, 2022


See also

References

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