8th Assembly District – WI State Legislative Race Previews, 2026

District

candidates	registration_date¹	Since 1/1/2025 & reported by 2026-02-04
Candidates Registered for WI Assembly District 8
Data shows every Democratic or Republican candidate registered to run in 2026 plus the incumbent. See footnote for incumbent reelection status.
candidates	registration_date¹	contributions	disbursements
Democratic
Sylvia Velez (I)²	2020-04-14	$2,260 in 7 contributions from 7 unique donors. Median: $100	$1,290.09 in 22 transactions
¹ The date this candidate's committee first registered (for any office). Click the link for details.
² registered to run in 2026
Data last updated on 2026-02-05

	votes			Dem. %¹	margin (Dem. - Rep.)
Election Results in Wisconsin State Assembly District 8
	total	Dem.	Rep.	Dem. %¹	votes	points²
2016 President	13,356	10,729	2,029	84.1%	+8,700	+68.2
2016 Senator	12,745	9,902	2,415	80.4%	+7,487	+60.8
2018 Governor	10,833	8,773	1,763	83.3%	+7,010	+66.5
2018 Senator	10,782	9,211	1,560	85.5%	+7,651	+71.0
2020 President	13,588	10,556	2,788	79.1%	+7,768	+58.2
2022 Governor	8,010	6,504	1,414	82.1%	+5,090	+64.3
2022 Senator	8,094	6,503	1,569	80.6%	+4,934	+61.1
2024 President	13,737	9,903	3,542	73.7%	+6,361	+47.3
2024 Senator	13,292	9,843	2,988	76.7%	+6,855	+53.4
2024 WI Assembly	11,215	10,987	0	100.0%	+10,987	+100.0
2025 WI Sup. Ct.³	6,870	5,785	1,077	84.3%	+4,708	+68.6
¹ Share of the two-party vote. For Rep. share, subtract from 100.
² Dem % of the two-party vote minus Rep % of the two-party vote
³ Formally nonpartisan candidates assigned party labels based on state endorsements
Election results allocated into 2024 district boundaries based on population overlap. Calculations by John Johnson (johndjohnson.info).