Assembly District 1
November 3, 2026Who is running for this seat, whether the incumbent is on the ballot, and how the district has voted before.
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission · pulled
The matchup
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Republican · incumbent
The record is one click away: votes, sponsored bills, committees and campaign money, from official filings.
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Renee A. Paplham
Democratic
The Democratic nominee, from the certified August 11 primary. We publish records, not campaign material, so candidates without a legislative record carry only their filing here.
Each party's candidate is the winner of the certified August 11 primary; independent candidates are those the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved for the ballot.
How this seat has voted
Certified results. Wisconsin's legislative maps were redrawn for 2024, so earlier results are the previous District 1: the same number over substantially different lines.
2024
| Joel Kitchens | 24,101 | 61.9% |
| Renee Paplham | 14,801 | 38.0% |
| Milt Swagel (Write-in) | 5 | 0.0% |
2022 previous maps
| Joel Kitchens | 19,864 | 62.5% |
| Roberta Thelen | 11,916 | 37.5% |
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