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Assembly District 5

Represented by Joy Goeben, a Republican, since January 2023. It's one of three Assembly districts in Senate District 2.

Joy Goeben

State representative. Republican.

On the ballot

Joy Goeben is on the November 2026 ballot, running against Justin Schumacher, a Democrat, and David Schupbach, a Wisconsin Green. See the race

In 2024, the race was decided by 25.6 points.

Their full record

Who has held this seat

From the Legislature's service records, which begin with the 2009 session. District lines were redrawn in 2011, 2022 and 2024, so the area this seat covers has changed over time.

  1. Joy Goeben Republican

    Jan 2023 to now

  2. Jim Steineke Republican

    Jan 2011 to Jan 2023

  3. Tom Nelson Democrat

    Jan 2009 to Dec 2010

Election results

Official general-election counts from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Shares are of all votes cast, including write-ins. Results before 2024 are labeled with the maps they were held under, when this district number covered different ground.

November 2024

Joy Goeben, a REP, won with 62.8% of 35,110 votes cast.

Joy Goeben, REP: 22,041 62.8% Greg Sampson, DEM: 13,063 37.2%

November 2022 2022 maps

Joy Goeben, a REP, won with 59.8% of 25,538 votes cast.

Joy Goeben, REP: 15,280 59.8% Joseph Van Deurzen, DEM: 10,258 40.2%

Boundaries from the Legislative Technology Services Bureau's 2024 maps. Results from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Checked Sep 15, 2026.