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. 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
Close races
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Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
- Gary Hebl, representing District 46, did not run for re-election.
- Gordon Hintz, representing District 54, did not run for re-election.
- Beth Meyers, representing District 74, did not run for re-election.
- Nick Milroy, representing District 73, did not run for re-election.
- Sondy Pope, representing District 80, did not run for re-election.
- Joe Sanfelippo, representing District 15, did not run for re-election.
- Ken Skowronski, representing District 82, did not run for re-election.
- Gary Tauchen, representing District 6, did not run for re-election.
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt, representing District 52, did not run for re-election.
Seeking other office
- David Bowen, representing District 10, ran for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, but then withdrew before the primary.
- Jonathan Brostoff, representing District 19, was elected to Milwaukee city council.
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara, representing District 55, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.
- Dianne Hesselbein, representing District 79, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.
- Cody Horlacher, representing District 33, retired to run for Wisconsin circuit court judge in 2023.
- Jesse James, representing District 68, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.
- Amy Loudenbeck, representing District 31, ran for Wisconsin Secretary of State.
- Timothy Ramthun, representing District 59, ran for Governor of Wisconsin.
- Sara Rodriguez, representing District 13, was elected lieutenant governor.
- Mark Spreitzer, representing District 45, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.
Vacated
- Samantha Kerkman, representing District 61, resigned in June 2022 to serve as Kenosha County executive.
- Mike Kuglitsch, representing District 84, resigned in May 2022.
- Jim Steineke, representing District 5, resigned from office in July 2022.
- Tyler Vorpagel, representing District 27, resigned in June 2022.
Election results