Wisconsin SD-17
Battleground State
Wisconsin
Senate: Dem Majority
18D
15R
2026 FLIP!
Assembly: Dem Majority
53D
46R
2026 FLIP!
Wisconsin was on our Target Map, and Democrats delivered.
In 2026, the DLCC launched 16 Target Races across Wisconsin to flip seats, build Democratic power, and send Republicans home. Thanks to our strategic investments, Democratic partners, and on-the-ground efforts, we flipped the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate to build a blue trifecta for the first time in over a decade. With Gov.-Elect David Crowley’s victory, this protects millions of Wisconsinites from MAGA extremism.
Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader and DLCC Board Member Greta Neubauer
On what’s next for WI Dems in 2027, Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer said, “We are going to use this power to deliver for the people of our state and demonstrate that government can be a force for good in their lives and things are different when Democrats are in charge”.
DLCC Target Races
Wisconsin AD-21
Dan Bukiewicz
Wisconsin AD-61
Ben Brist
Wisconsin SD-05
Robyn Vining
Wisconsin AD-30
Kevin Knoke
Wisconsin AD-51
Ben Gruber
Wisconsin AD-85
John Kroll
Wisconsin AD-53
Becky Nichols
Wisconsin AD-88
Brandy Tollefson
Wisconsin AD-92
Jeremiah Fredrickson
Wisconsin SD-21
Trevor Jung
Wisconsin AD-94
Steve Doyle
Wisconsin AD-91
Jodi Emerson
Wisconsin SD-31
Jeff Smith
Wisconsin AD-89
Ryan Spaude
Wisconsin AD-26
Joe Sheehan
History-Making Wins
Far from Washington, Democrats forge huge state-level gains - AP
“Democrats’ performance in Wisconsin was particularly impressive. They won the governor’s mansion and flipped the Wisconsin House and Senate, securing a governing trifecta for the first time in 16 years.”
DLCC Board Member
Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer
Leader Greta Neubauer doesn’t back down from a fight– she’s a former climate organizer, the first openly queer Democratic leader in Wisconsin, and one of the youngest chamber leaders in the country. In 2024, she led the Wisconsin Assembly in making ground-breaking gains on new maps after more than a decade of the GOP’s gerrymandered control. In an incredibly competitive battleground state, Neubauer is on the ground connecting with voters and delivering on their top issues. As the next generation of Democratic leadership rises, Neubauer will continue to be a force to be reckoned with.
Leader Neubauer was first elected to the DLCC Board in 2025.
News in Wisconsin
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DLCC Reaffirms Plan to Win Statehouse Majorities at 2017 Annual MeetingOn July 12 – 14, America’s Democratic state legislators gathered for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) Annual Meeting to strategize on the upcoming election cycle. DLCC celebrated the party’s string of legislative special election victories and shared its plans to build on this momentum heading into 2017 and 2018 elections.
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DLCC Lauds Texas Anti-GOP Gerrymandering RulingToday Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post applauded the decision in Perez v. Abbott, a suit against Texas Republican lawmakers’ unconstitutional use of racial gerrymandering that resulted in the invalidation of four congressional districts: TX-23, TX-26, TX-27, and TX 35.
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DLCC Applauds Anti-GOP Gerrymandering SCOTUS RulingToday Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections, a suit against Virginia Republican lawmakers’ unconstitutional use of racial gerrymandering to dilute the influence of African-American voters.
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DLCC Applauds Court Order to Redraw Gerrymandered Maps in WisconsinToday Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post released the following statement on today's federal court order instructing the GOP-controlled Wisconsin state legislature to redraw district maps by November 1, 2017, in advance of 2018 elections.
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As Democrats Plot Path Forward, DLCC Renews Call for a DNC Chair Deeply Committed to Winning Statehouse ElectionsToday Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post released the following statement in advance of her attendance at tonight’s Huffington Post-hosted Democratic National Committee chair candidate debate.
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President Obama Endorses In Key Statehouse RacesThis week, President Barack Obama endorsed state legislative candidates across the country. Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post issued the following statement on the President’s move to highlight down-ballot elections.
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DLCC Essential Races 2016: Round 3DLCC’s 2016 Essential Races highlight some of this year’s most exciting candidates in some of our most crucial legislative districts; the final Essential Races installment features 22 contests, bringing the total Essential Races list to 52 exciting candidates.
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DLCC Releases Final, Expanded Installment of 2016 Essential RacesDLCC’s 2016 Essential Races highlight some of this year’s most exciting candidates in some of our most crucial legislative districts; the final Essential Races installment features 22 contests, bringing the total Essential Races list to 52 exciting candidates.
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DLCC Expands List of 2016 Essential RacesDLCC’s 2016 Essential Races highlight some of this year’s most exciting candidates in some of our most crucial legislative districts; the second Essential Races installment features 15 candidates from ten states.
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DLCC Essential Races 2016: Round 2DLCC’s 2016 Essential Races highlight some of this year’s most exciting candidates in some of our most crucial legislative districts; the second Essential Races installment features 15 candidates from ten states.