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Assembly District 51

November 3, 2026

Who 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

  • Todd Novak

    Republican · incumbent

    The record is one click away: votes, sponsored bills, committees and campaign money, from official filings.

  • Ben Gruber

    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.

  • Nathan Tataje

    Independent

    An independent candidate the WEC approved for the ballot. 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 51: the same number over substantially different lines.

2024

2024 general election, Assembly District 51
Todd Novak 17,682 51.7%
Elizabeth Grabe 16,524 48.3%

2022 previous maps

2022 general election, Assembly District 51
Todd Novak 14,760 56.1%
Leah Spicer 11,546 43.9%

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