Assembly District 1
Current member
Joel Kitchens Republican
On the November 2026 ballot — challenged by Renee A. Paplham (D)
Decided by 23.9 points in 2024.
Who has held this seat
From the Legislature's service records; our records begin with the 2009 session. District boundaries were redrawn in 2011, 2022, and again in 2024, so the seat's constituency shifts across those lines.
General-election results
Official Wisconsin Elections Commission canvass results.
November 2024 38,929 ballots cast
- Joel Kitchens R 24,101 61.9%
- Renee Paplham D 14,801 38.0%
- Milt Swagel (Write-in) N 5 0.0%
November 2022 31,806 ballots cast
- Joel Kitchens R 19,864 62.5%
- Roberta Thelen D 11,916 37.5%