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2022 Wisconsin State Assembly election

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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 63rd–Rochester 66th–Racine Last election 61 seats, 53.8% 38 seats, 45.3% Seats before 61 38 Seats won 64 35 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 1,350,083 1,124,962 Percentage 53.6% 44.6 Swing 0.2 pp 0.7 pp
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote shareResults:      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

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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. This was the first and only election to take place after redistricting following the 2020 United States census, where the courts had put in place maps set out in the Johnson decision. 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.

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.

Elected members took office on January 3, 2023.

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	19
	Vacated	0	4	4
	Unopposed	8	10	18
This election		35	64	99
Change from last election		3	3
Total after this election		35	64	99
Change in total		3	3

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

• Gary Hebl (D–Sun Prairie), representing District 46, did not run for re-election.
• Gordon Hintz (D–Oshkosh), representing District 54, did not run for re-election.
• Beth Meyers (D–Bayfield), representing District 74, did not run for re-election.
• Nick Milroy (D–South Range), representing District 73, did not run for re-election.
• Sondy Pope (D–Mount Horeb), representing District 80, did not run for re-election.
• Joe Sanfelippo (R–New Berlin), representing District 15, did not run for re-election.
• Ken Skowronski (R–Franklin), representing District 82, did not run for re-election.
• Gary Tauchen (R–Bonduel), representing District 6, did not run for re-election.
• Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R–Fond du Lac), representing District 52, did not run for re-election.

Seeking other office

• David Bowen (D–Milwaukee), representing District 10, ran for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, but then withdrew before the primary.
• Jonathan Brostoff (D–Milwaukee), representing District 19, was elected to Milwaukee city council.
• Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R–Fox Crossing), representing District 55, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.
• Dianne Hesselbein (D–Middleton), representing District 79, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.
• Cody Horlacher (R–Mukwonago), representing District 33, retired to run for Wisconsin circuit court judge in 2023.
• Jesse James (R–Altoona), representing District 68, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.
• Amy Loudenbeck (R–Clinton), representing District 31, ran for Wisconsin Secretary of State.
• Timothy Ramthun (R–Campbellsport), representing District 59, ran for Governor of Wisconsin.
• Sara Rodriguez (D–Brookfield), representing District 13, was elected lieutenant governor.
• Mark Spreitzer (D–Beloit), representing District 45, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.

Vacated

• Samantha Kerkman (R–Salem Lakes), representing District 61, resigned in June 2022 to serve as Kenosha County executive.
• Mike Kuglitsch (R–New Berlin), representing District 84, resigned in May 2022.
• Jim Steineke (R–Vandenbroek), representing District 5, resigned from office in July 2022.
• Tyler Vorpagel (R–Plymouth), representing District 27, resigned in June 2022.

Election results

Predictions

See also

• Republican efforts to restrict voting following the 2020 presidential election: Wisconsin
• 2022 Wisconsin elections
  • 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
  • 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election
  • 2022 Wisconsin State Senate election
  • 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
• 2022 United States elections
• Wisconsin State Assembly
• Elections in Wisconsin
• Redistricting in Wisconsin

References

1. "Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
2. Wisconsin Elections Commission Calendar of Election Events: November 2021 – December 2023 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. October 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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7. Yount, Benjamin (January 18, 2022). "Assembly Republicans' second-in-command, Rep. Steineke to retire". www.thecentersquare.com. The Center Square. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
8. ^ Incumbents Who Have Filed a Notification of Noncandidacy (EL-163) for the 11/08/2022 - 2022 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. May 20, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
9. Williams, Brad (January 25, 2021). "Tauchen Will Not Seek Re-election in the State legislature". www.tchdailynews.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
10. Beck, Molly (November 8, 2021). "Democratic state lawmaker running for lieutenant governor". www.jsonline.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
11. Gallup, Larry (April 11, 2022). "Rep. Tyler Vorpagel says he's not running for reelection". Sheboygan Press. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
12. White, Laurel (December 1, 2021). "GOP lawmaker Amy Loudenbeck launches secretary of state campaign, calls for office to take control of elections". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
13. Montgomery, Austin (December 8, 2021). "Ex-Loudenbeck aide eyes Assembly run". www.beloitdailynews.com. Beloit Daily News. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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16. Lemke, Daphne (December 9, 2021). "GOP state legislator Jeremy Thiesfeldt won't seek reelection in 2022". www.fldreporter.com. The Reporter. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
17. "Former Assembly Democratic leader Gordon Hintz won't seek reelection". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
18. "Assembly Rep. Ramthum enters race for governor". www.weau.com. WEAU. February 10, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
19. Bosk, Felicity (January 21, 2022). "Altoona's Jesse James announces bid for State Senate". www.wqow.com. WQOW. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
20. Bosk, Felicity (January 24, 2022). "Fall Creek village trustee announces run for State Assembly". www.wqow.com. WQOW. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
21. Forester, John (January 6, 2022). "Rep. Meyers Will Not Seek Reelection". www.wsaa.org. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
22. "Hesselbein announces state Senate campaign". www.hngnews.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
23. Culver, Peter (April 14, 2022). "Rep. Sondy Pope to retire from Wisconsin State Assembly". www.wkow.com. WKOW. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
24. "New Berlin Rep. Mike Kuglitsch retiring from Wisconsin Assembly". www.fox6now.com. WITI. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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External links

• Wisconsin Elections Commission
• Wisconsin at Ballotpedia
• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Wisconsin", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Wisconsin: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Wisconsin". September 7, 2017. (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Wisconsin 2021 & 2022 Elections, OpenSecrets

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