65th Assembly District

District

Candidates

Candidates Registered for WI Assembly District 65
Data shows every Democratic or Republican candidate registered to run in 2026 plus the incumbent. See footnote for incumbent reelection status.
candidates	registration_date1	Since 1/1/2025 & reported by 2026-02-04
		contributions	disbursements
Democratic
David DeSmidt (I)2	2024-02-29	$7,815 in 98 contributions from 84 unique donors. Median: $50	$2,611.05 in 52 transactions
1 The date this candidate's committee first registered (for any office). Click the link for details.
2 2026 reelection plans not known (this could be out-of-date)
Data last updated on 2026-02-05

Past election results

Election Results in Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
	votes			Dem. %1	margin (Dem. - Rep.)
	total	Dem.	Rep.		votes	points2
2016 President	26,405	13,914	10,910	56.1%	+3,004	+12.1
2016 Senator	26,280	13,958	11,369	55.1%	+2,589	+10.2
2018 Governor	23,622	13,535	9,317	59.2%	+4,218	+18.5
2018 Senator	23,416	14,700	8,689	62.9%	+6,011	+25.7
2020 President	29,819	16,041	13,262	54.7%	+2,779	+9.5
2022 Governor	21,611	11,996	9,324	56.3%	+2,672	+12.5
2022 Senator	21,564	11,749	9,760	54.6%	+1,989	+9.2
2024 President	29,578	15,612	13,535	53.6%	+2,077	+7.1
2024 Senator	29,218	15,571	12,788	54.9%	+2,783	+9.8
2024 WI Assembly	28,283	15,065	13,166	53.4%	+1,899	+6.7
2025 WI Sup. Ct.3	18,811	11,160	7,628	59.4%	+3,532	+18.8
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).

District demographics