November 6th, 2024

• Presidential Race (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Donald Trump (R): 49.7%
• Kamala Harris (D): 48.8%

• U.S. Senate Race (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Tammy Baldwin (D-Inc): 49.4%
• Eric Hovde (R): 48.5%

• 1st Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Bryan Steil (R-Inc.): 54.1%
• Peter Barca (D): 43.8%

• 3rd Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Derrick Van Orden (R-Inc.): 51.4%
• Rebecca Cooke (D): 48.6%

• State Senate Majority:
• Republican: 18
• Democratic: 15

• State Assembly Majority:
• Republican: 54
• Democratic: 45

• Ballot Initiative (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Yes: 70.5%
• No: 29.5%



Please join us for our “Wisconsin Federal & State Election Recap & What it Means” this Friday, 11/8 at 8:30 AM CST as we break down the results of the election and provide our insights. See below for more information.

Six out of the eight Wisconsin Congressional seats remain under Republican control. Below are the results for each race:

• 1st Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Bryan Steil (R-Inc.): 54.1%
• Peter Barca (D): 43.8%

• 2nd Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Mark Pocan (D-Inc.): 70.1%
• Erik Olsen (R): 29.9%

• 3rd Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Derrick Van Orden (R-Inc.): 51.4%
• Rebecca Cooke (D): 48.6%

• 4th Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Gwen Moore (D-Inc.): 74.9%
• Tim Rogers (R): 22.5%

• 5th Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Scott Fitzgerald (R-Inc.): 64.5%
• Ben Steinhoff (D): 35.5%

• 6th Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Glenn Grothman (R-Inc.): 61.5%
• John Zarbano (D): 38.5%

• 7th Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Tom Tiffany (R-Inc.): 63.6%
• Kyle Kilbourn (D): 36.4%



• 8th Congressional District (with >95% of precincts reporting):
• Tony Wied (R): 57.3%
• Kristin Lyerly (D): 42.7%

The even seats in the state Senate race were on the ballot yesterday. As of this morning, it looks like the Republicans will maintain their control of the state Senate with a 18-15 majority. 

Competitive Senate Races

• District 8 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Jodi Habush Sinykin (D): 50.8%
• Duey Stroebel (R-Inc.): 49.2%

• District 14 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Sarah Keyeski (D): 51.1%
• Joan Ballweg (R-Inc.): 48.9%

• District 18 (with 90% of precincts reporting)
• Kristin Alfheim (D): 52.3%
• Anthony Phillips (R): 47.7%

• District 30 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Jamie Wall (D): 52.5%
• Jim Rafter (R): 47.5%



• District 32 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Brad Pfaff (D-Inc.): 52.4%
• Stacey Klein (R): 47.6%

Unopposed Senate Races

5 candidates were unopposed or only faced write-in candidates in the general election:



• District 4 - Dora Drake (D)
• District 6 - LaTonya Johnson (D-Inc.)
• District 16 - Melissa Ratcliff (D)
• District 22 - Bob Wirch (D-Inc.)
• District 26 - Kelda Roys (D-Inc.)

New faces in the Senate

6 candidates, all Democratic, will be joining the state Senate next session:



• District 4- Dora Drake (D)
• District 8- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)
• District 14- Sarah Keyeski (D)
• District 16- Melissa Ratcliff (D)
• District 18- Kristin Alfheim (D)
• District 30- Jamie Wall (D)

All of the state Assembly seats were on the ballot yesterday. There are final results in 9 of the 12 competitive Assembly races. Republicans won six and Democrats won three. The remaining two have not been called but have Republican leads. Republicans will have enough seats to retain the majority.

Competitive Assembly Races

• District 21 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Jessie Rodriguez (R-Inc.): 50%
• David Marstellar (D): 50%



• District 26 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Joe Sheehan (D): 51.5%
• Amy Binsfeld (R-Inc.): 48.5%

• District 30 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Shannon Zimmerman (R-Inc.): 54.3%
• Alison Haskins Page (D): 45.7%

• District 51 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Todd Novak (R-Inc.): 51.7%
• Elizabeth Grabe (D): 48.3%

• District 53 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Dean Kaufert (R): 50.6%
• Duane Shukoski (D): 49.4%

• District 61 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Bob Donovan (R-Inc.): 51.6%
• LuAnn Bird (D): 48.4%

• District 85 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Pat Snyder (R-Inc.): 52.8%
• Yee Xiong: 47.2%

• District 88 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Ben Franklin (R): 50.3%
• Christy Welch (D): 49.7%



• District 89 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Ryan Spaude (D): 51.4%
• Patrick Buckley (R): 48.6%

• District 91 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Jodi Emerson (D-Inc.): 51.6%
• Michele Skinner (R): 48.4%

• District 92 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Clint Moses (R-Inc.): 53.9%
• Joseph Plouff (D): 46.1%

• District 94 (with >95% of precincts reporting)
• Steve Doyle (D-Inc.): 50.3%
• Ryan Huebsch (R): 49.7%

Unopposed Assembly Races

In this election, 16 candidates were unopposed or only faced write-in candidates in the general election:

• District 8- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Inc.)
• District 10- Darrin Madison (D-Inc.)
• District 11- Sequanna Taylor (D)
• District 16- Kalan Haywood (D-Inc.)
• District 17- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Inc.)
• District 19- Ryan Clancy (D-Inc.)
• District 45- Clinton Anderson (D-Inc.)
• District 47- Randy Udell (D)
• District 62- Angelina Cruz (D)
• District 63- Robert Wittke (R-Inc.)
• District 76- Francesca Hong (D-Inc.)
• District 77- Renuka Mayadev (D)
• District 78- Shelia Stubbs (D-Inc.)
• District 79- Lisa Subeck (D-Inc.)
• District 81- Alex Joers (D-Inc.)
• District 99- Barbara Dittrich (R-Inc.)

New faces in the Assembly

31 candidates, 8 Republicans and 23 Democrats, will be freshman in the Assembly next session:

• District 7- Karen Kirsch (D)
• District 9- Priscilla Prado (D)
• District 11- Sequanna Taylor (D)
• District 12- Russell Antonio Goodwin (D)
• District 14- Angelito Tenorio (D)
• District 18- Margaret Arney (D)
• District 24- Dan Knodl (R)
• District 26- Joe Sheehan (D)
• District 27- Lindee Brill (R)
• District 28- Rob Kreibich (R)
• District 40- Karen DeSanto (D)
• District 42- Maureen McCarville (D)
• District 43- Brienne Brown (D)
• District 44- Anne Roe (D)
• District 46- Joan Fitzgerald (D)
• District 47- Randy Udell (D)
• District 48- Andrew Hysell (D)
• District 53- Dean Kaufert (R)
• District 62- Angelina Cruz (D)
• District 65- Ben DeSmidt (D)
• District 71- Vinnie Miresse (D)
• District 73- Angela Stroud (D)
• District 75- Duke Tucker (R)
• District 77- Renuka Mayadev (D)
• District 87- Brent Jacobson (R)
• District 88- Ben Franklin (R)
• District 89- Ryan Spaude (D)
• District 90- Amaad Rivera Wagner (D)
• District 93- Christian Phelps (D
• District 96- Tara Johnson (D)
• District 98- Jim Piwowarczyk (R)

One Constitutional Amendment

With >95% of precincts reporting, the referendum has been approved.

“Eligibility to vote. Shall section 1 of article III of the constitution, which deals with suffrage, be amended to provide that only a United States citizen age 18 or older who resides in an election district may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum?”

• Yes: 70.5%
• No: 29.5%

Please join members of the Michael Best Strategies federal and state teams on Friday at 8:30AM CDT as we discuss the results of the Tuesday, November 5th Election and how it will impact the federal and state legislative and regulatory environments.

Please RSVP below or to lauren.lubenow@michaelbest.com to join virtual discussion.