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 had held since 2011, winning 63 seats, losing one seat, and receiving 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 was widely attributed to the impact of gerrymandering in the post-2010 state redistricting.2/ Based on the 2018 results, the tipping point district was District 29, which the Republicans won by a margin of 12.12%. Democrats would have needed to win the statewide popular vote by a margin of 20.36% to win a majority of seats.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 8, 2018
Results PartyCandidatesVotesSeats%+/−+/−Republican Party691,103,50544.75−6.9463−1Democratic Party911,306,87852.99 +7.5436 +1Libertarian Party719,4800.79 +0.3200Constitution Party14,4410.18 +0.1800Independent513,0190.53−1.1300Write-inN/A18,8300.76 +0.0900Total2,466,153100.00±0.0099±0Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission
Results by district DistrictIncumbentCandidatesNamePartyFirstelectedNamePartyVotes% 1 Joel KitchensRepublican 2014Joel KitchensRepublican20,65168.38Roberta ThelenIndependent9,51931.52 2Andre JacqueRepublican 2010Shae SortwellRepublican15,01454.82Mark GramsDemocratic10,11836.94Jeff DahlkeIndependent1,4945.45Kevin BauerLibertarian7452.72 3Ron TuslerRepublican 2016Ron TuslerRepublican15,84757.37Scott GavinDemocratic11,77542.63 4David SteffenRepublican 2014David SteffenRepublican15,29154.81Terry LeeDemocratic12,58545.11 5Jim SteinekeRepublican 2010Jim SteinekeRepublican17,17561.06Matt LedererDemocratic10,95238.94 6Gary TauchenRepublican 2006Gary TauchenRepublican15,02861.60Richard SarnwickDemocratic7,69331.53Mike HammondLibertarian1,6756.87 7Daniel RiemerDemocratic 2012Daniel RiemerDemocratic15,18778.28Matthew BughmanLibertarian3,95320.388JoCasta ZamarripaDemocratic 2010JoCasta ZamarripaDemocratic7,38481.70Angel SanchezRepublican1,63918.13 9Josh ZepnickDemocratic 2002Marisabel CabreraDemocratic11,45397.96 10David BowenDemocratic 2014David BowenDemocratic20,96199.11 11Jason FieldsDemocratic 2016Jason FieldsDemocratic17,16298.75 12Fred KesslerDemocratic 2004LaKeshia MyersDemocratic17,42898.45 13Rob HuttonRepublican 2012Rob HuttonRepublican16,61751.41Dennis McBrideDemocratic15,66248.45 14Dale KooyengaRepublican 2010Robyn ViningDemocratic16,59748.58Matt AdamczykRepublican16,45948.18Rick BraunLibertarian6912.02Steven SheveyIndependent4021.18 15Joe SanfelippoRepublican 2012Joe SanfelippoRepublican15,08956.11Lillian CheesmanDemocratic11,76843.76 16Leon YoungDemocratic 1993Kalan HaywoodDemocratic16,86198.80 17David CrowleyDemocratic 2016David CrowleyDemocratic20,82099.04 18Evan GoykeDemocratic 2012Evan GoykeDemocratic17,42698.99 19Jonathan BrostoffDemocratic 2014Jonathan BrostoffDemocratic27,54397.50 20Christine SinickiDemocratic 1998Christine SinickiDemocratic20,24596.09 21Jessie RodriguezRepublican 2013Jessie RodriguezRepublican14,28054.66Gabriel GomezDemocratic11,80645.19 22Janel BrandtjenRepublican 2014Janel BrandtjenRepublican21,15364.25Aaron MattesonDemocratic11,73835.65 23Jim OttRepublican 2006Jim OttRepublican18,32151.93Liz SumnerDemocratic16,93948.01 24Dan KnodlRepublican 2008Dan KnodlRepublican17,65053.64Emily SiegristDemocratic15,24446.33 25Paul TittlRepublican 2012Paul TittlRepublican14,78562.02Jennifer EstradaDemocratic9,04237.93 26Terry KatsmaRepublican 2014Terry KatsmaRepublican14,48558.02Rebecca ClarkeDemocratic10,46641.92 27Tyler VorpagelRepublican 2014Tyler VorpagelRepublican16,53359.61Nanette BuleboshDemocratic11,18640.33 28Adam JarchowRepublican 2014Gae MagnaficiRepublican14,44159.01Kim ButlerDemocratic10,02840.9829Rob StafsholtRepublican 2016Rob StafsholtRepublican12,52354.70John Rocco CalabreseDemocratic9,75042.58Brian CorrieaLibertarian6202.71 30Shannon ZimmermanRepublican 2016Shannon ZimmermanRepublican15,24053.91Barry HammarbackDemocratic13,01546.04 31Amy LoudenbeckRepublican 2010Amy LoudenbeckRepublican15,29957.47Brittany KeyesDemocratic11,30542.46 32Tyler AugustRepublican 2010Tyler AugustRepublican14,81359.22Katherine GaulkeDemocratic10,18240.70 33Cody HorlacherRepublican 2014Cody HorlacherRepublican17,23662.73Brandon WhiteDemocratic10,21937.19 34Rob SwearingenRepublican 2012Rob SwearingenRepublican19,69961.92Chris MeierDemocratic12,09638.02 35Mary FelzkowskiRepublican 2012Mary FelzkowskiRepublican16,38062.74Mark MartelloDemocratic9,71437.21 36Jeffrey MursauRepublican 2004Jeffrey MursauRepublican16,93866.99Tim ComerDemocratic8,33832.98 37John JaglerRepublican 2012John JaglerRepublican19,61696.00 38Joel KleefischRepublican 2004Barbara DittrichRepublican18,05657.57Melissa WinkerDemocratic13,28642.36 39Mark BornRepublican 2012Mark BornRepublican15,94063.38Elisha BarudinDemocratic9,21036.62 40Kevin PetersenRepublican 2006Kevin PetersenRepublican15,79464.32Erin TracyDemocratic8,75935.67 41Joan BallwegRepublican 2004Joan BallwegRepublican15,25762.92Frank BuressDemocratic8,98437.05 42Jon PlumerRepublican 2018Jon PlumerRepublican15,29957.67Ann Groves LloydDemocratic11,20942.2543Don VruwinkDemocratic2016Don VruwinkDemocratic16,24161.14Gabriel SzerlongRepublican10,28838.73 44Deb KolsteDemocratic 2012Deb KolsteDemocratic18,00597.47 45Mark SpreitzerDemocratic 2014Mark SpreitzerDemocratic14,19879.10Reese WoodLibertarian3,49619.48 46Gary HeblDemocratic 2004Gary HeblDemocratic24,01197.22 47Jimmy AndersonDemocratic 2016Jimmy AndersonDemocratic25,70698.02 48Melissa SargentDemocratic 2012Melissa SargentDemocratic27,79498.22 49Travis TranelRepublican 2010Travis TranelRepublican12,85858.86Mike MooneyDemocratic8,96841.05 50Ed BrooksRepublican 2008Tony KurtzRepublican12,37954.53Arthur ShraderDemocratic9,65842.55James KrusIndependent6592.90 51Todd NovakRepublican 2014Todd NovakRepublican12,44550.65Jeff WrightDemocratic12,11349.29 52Jeremy ThiesfeldtRepublican 2010Jeremy ThiesfeldtRepublican15,16461.63Kevin BoothDemocratic9,42738.31 53Michael SchraaRepublican 2012Michael SchraaRepublican15,16063.20Joe LavrenzDemocratic8,81236.7454Gordon HintzDemocratic2006Gordon HintzDemocratic18,01994.0455Mike RohrkasteRepublican2014Mike RohrkasteRepublican15,12255.15Dan SchierlDemocratic12,28344.8056Dave MurphyRepublican2012Dave MurphyRepublican18,03359.82Diana LawrenceDemocratic12,11040.1757Amanda StuckDemocratic2014Amanda StuckDemocratic16,94698.2058Rick GundrumRepublican2018Rick GundrumRepublican20,47170.98Dennis DegenhardtDemocratic8,36829.0259Jesse KremerRepublican2014Timothy RamthunRepublican23,33999.3060Robert BrooksRepublican2011Robert BrooksRepublican20,70264.86Chris RahlfDemocratic11,18235.0361Samantha KerkmanRepublican2000Samantha KerkmanRepublican16,60661.87Gina WalkingtonDemocratic10,20738.0362Tom WeatherstonRepublican2012Robert WittkeRepublican16,03554.87John LehmanDemocratic13,16145.0463Robin VosRepublican2004Robin VosRepublican16,77561.00Joel JacobsenDemocratic10,70538.9364Peter BarcaDemocratic2008Peter BarcaDemocratic16,77378.32Thomas HarlandConstitution4,44120.7465Tod OhnstadDemocratic2012Tod OhnstadDemocratic14,45696.8266Greta NeubauerDemocratic2018Greta NeubauerDemocratic14,45097.0167Rob SummerfieldRepublican2016Rob SummerfieldRepublican15,97061.78Wren KeturiDemocratic9,87838.2268Kathy BernierRepublican2010Jesse JamesRepublican14,12957.59Wendy Sue JohnsonDemocratic10,39442.3769Bob KulpRepublican2013Bob KulpRepublican17,25791.28Kathleen RulkaWrite-in1,5768.3470Nancy VanderMeerRepublican2014Nancy VanderMeerRepublican15,02761.91Cari FayDemocratic9,22338.0071Katrina ShanklandDemocratic2012Katrina ShanklandDemocratic20,54897.7572Scott KrugRepublican2010Scott KrugRepublican14,77357.32David GorskiDemocratic10,99242.6573Nick MilroyDemocratic2008Nick MilroyDemocratic18,51096.9474Beth MeyersDemocratic2014Beth MeyersDemocratic15,73856.16Jeffrey FahlRepublican12,27643.8175Romaine QuinnRepublican2014Romaine QuinnRepublican14,92562.18Ali HolzmanDemocratic9,07837.8276Chris TaylorDemocratic2011Chris TaylorDemocratic36,89198.4377Terese BerceauDemocratic1998Shelia StubbsDemocratic29,34798.6878Lisa SubeckDemocratic2014Lisa SubeckDemocratic30,04498.0679Dianne HesselbeinDemocratic2012Dianne HesselbeinDemocratic28,07997.5880Sondy PopeDemocratic2002Sondy PopeDemocratic26,18997.6981Dave ConsidineDemocratic2014Dave ConsidineDemocratic19,76698.6482Ken SkowronskiRepublican2013Ken SkowronskiRepublican18,03967.97Jason SellnowLibertarian8,30031.2883Chuck WichgersRepublican2016Chuck WichgersRepublican22,35169.85Jim BrownlowDemocratic9,62430.0884Mike KuglitschRepublican2010Mike KuglitschRepublican16,68457.44Erica FlynnDemocratic12,34142.4985Patrick SnyderRepublican2016Patrick SnyderRepublican13,79155.25Alyson LeahyDemocratic11,15044.6786John SpirosRepublican2012John SpirosRepublican17,17459.80Nancy StencilDemocratic10,57536.82Michael TauschekIndependent9453.2987James EdmingRepublican2014James EdmingRepublican15,68266.12Elizabeth RileyDemocratic8,02733.8488John MaccoRepublican2014John MaccoRepublican14,62853.31Tom SieberDemocratic12,79346.6289John NygrenRepublican2006John NygrenRepublican17,09166.85Ken HoldorfDemocratic8,46133.1090Eric GenrichDemocratic2012Staush GruszynskiDemocratic12,99496.3491Dana WachsDemocratic2012Jodi EmersonDemocratic17,51266.47Echo ReardonRepublican8,79833.3992Treig PronschinskeRepublican2016Treig PronschinskeRepublican12,95555.13Rob GroverDemocratic10,53744.8493Warren PetrykRepublican2010Warren PetrykRepublican15,93558.20Charlene WarnerDemocratic11,43541.7694Steve DoyleDemocratic2011Steve DoyleDemocratic17,49860.20Albert RohlandRepublican11,56739.8095Jill BillingsDemocratic2011Jill BillingsDemocratic21,989100.0096Lee NerisonRepublican2004Loren OldenburgRepublican12,32751.65Paul BuhrDemocratic11,53648.3497Scott AllenRepublican2014Scott AllenRepublican18,94596.0398Adam NeylonRepublican2013Adam NeylonRepublican23,00597.1199Cindi DuchowRepublican2015Cindi DuchowRepublican26,25197.94
See also 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 2018 Wisconsin State Senate election 2018 Wisconsin elections
References
External links Wisconsin Elections Commission