# 2012 Wisconsin State Assembly election

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The 2012 Wisconsin State Assembly elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election. Before the election, 58 Assembly seats were held by Republicans, 38 seats were held by Democrats, 1 was held by an independent, and 2 were vacant. The primary election was held on August 14, 2012.
This was the first Assembly election after the legislative redistricting following the 2010 United States census. The maps passed into law ware widely considered one of the most severe Republican gerrymanders in U.S. history.
Republicans flipped the independent-held seat and reclaimed two vacant seats, to enter the 101st Wisconsin Legislature with 60 of 99 State Assembly seats.
Elected members took office on January 7, 2013.

## Background

Republicans won control of the Assembly, alongside the governorship and the State Senate, in the 2010 elections. Using their newly-gained governmental trifecta, Republicans began enacting a number of high-profile, highly controversial bills. Chief among them was Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the "Budget Repair Bill," which sought to eliminate public-sector unions and reduce the pay of public employees in a purported attempt to balance the state's budget. This sparked a heavy backlash from public employees, especially teachers, and students, who staged protests of the legislation across the state. In addition, 14 Democratic members of the Wisconsin Senate staged a walkout to Illinois to deprive the chamber of a quorum to prevent the passage of the bill. Republicans managed to pass the bill anyway the next month, but the fallout from the bill's passage led to the attempted recall of governor Scott Walker and the successful recall of multiple members of the Senate in 2011 and 2012.
In May 2011, Democrat Steve Doyle flipped an Assembly seat by winning a special election in the 94th district.

### Redistricting

In the 2010 elections, Republicans won significant majorities in both houses of the Legislature and the governorship. Republicans used their majorities to pass a radical redistricting plan after the 2010 census which substantially shifted the partisan bias of the state legislative maps. It was the product of a Republican project known as REDMAP, which used new statistical and mapping software to craft the maps. The maps themselves were crafted and agreed upon in highly secretive meetings among Republican legislators, the details of which were only made public during court hearings regarding the constitutionality of the maps in 2015.
Several lawsuits were brought against the 2011 redistricting plan. A set of early challenges against the plan led to only minor alterations to two districts in the Milwaukee area, which the court ruled violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by improperly diluting the population of Latinos across two districts. Later suits against the map would eventually become the Supreme Court case Whitford v. Gill.

## Results

Republicans maintained their large majority in the Assembly, winning 60 seats to the Democrats' 39. Republicans were aided in part by highly favorable redistricting, winning 74% of contested seats while only winning 52% of the vote in those races. Factoring in uncontested races, Republicans won 60% of seats in the Assembly despite losing the statewide popular vote by almost 175,000 votes.
| Seats | Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) | Party (majority caucus shading) | Party (majority caucus shading) | Total |
| Seats | Seats | Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Total |
| Last election (2010) | Last election (2010) | 38 | 1 | 60 | 99 |
| Total before this election | Total before this election | 38 | 1 | 58 | 97 |
| Up for election | Up for election | 39 | 1 | 59 | 99 |
| of which: | Incumbent retiring | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| of which: | Vacated | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| of which: | Unopposed | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| This election | This election | 39 | 0 | 60 | 99 |
| Change from last election | Change from last election | 1 | 1 | |
| Total after this election | Total after this election | 39 | 0 | 60 | 99 |
| Change in total | Change in total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | +/− | No. | +/− |
| | Republican Party | 77 | 1,249,559 | 46.15% | 8.86% | 60 | 1 |
| | Democratic Party | 95 | 1,419,858 | 52.44% | 10.57% | 39 | |
| | Independent | 14 | 28,119 | 1.41% | 0.28% | 0 | 1 |
| | Write-in | N/A | 9,935 | 0.37% | | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,707,471 | 100.00% | — | 99 | — |
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board ||||||||
Popular vote
Democratic
52.44%
Republican
46.15%
Independent
1.41% :
Assembly seats
Republican
60.61%
Democratic
39.39% :

### Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* State Assembly district 72, 0.39%
* State Assembly district 70, 0.53%
* State Assembly district 93, 1.62%
* State Assembly district 75, 2.17% (gain)
* State Assembly district 26, 2.60%
* State Assembly district 1, 2.62%
* State Assembly district 85, 3.23%
* State Assembly district 50, 3.51%
* State Assembly district 51, 3.78%
* State Assembly district 68, 4.86%
* State Assembly district 88, 4.93%
* State Assembly district 62, 6.20% (gain)
* State Assembly district 67, 6.55%
* State Assembly district 37, 8.60% (gain)
* State Assembly district 49, 8.54%

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Likely R | October 24, 2012 |

## Outgoing incumbents
### Retiring

* Tamara Grigsby (D–Milwaukee), representing District 18 since 2004, did not run for re-election due to a difficult battle with cancer.
* Michelle Litjens (R–Appleton), representing District 56 since 2010, did not run for re-election.
* Dan Meyer (R–Eagle River), representing District 34 since 2000, did not run for re-election.
* Donna J. Seidel (D–Wausau), representing District 85 since 2004, did not run for re-election.
* Richard Spanbauer (R–Oshkosh), representing District 53 since 2008, did not run for re-election.
* Tony Staskunas (D–West Allis), representing District 15 since 1996, did not run for re-election.
* Robert L. Turner (D–Racine), representing District 61 since 1990, did not run for re-election due to redistricting which reshaped his district.
* Karl Van Roy (R–Howard), representing District 90 since 2002, did not run for re-election.
* Bob Ziegelbauer (I–Manitowoc), representing District 25 since 1992, did not run for re-election.

### Seeking other office

* Elizabeth M. Coggs (D–Milwaukee), representing District 10 since 2010, ran for state Senate in the 4th Senate district, but lost the primary.
* David Cullen (D–Milwaukee), representing District 13 since 1990, was elected to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in the 2014 Spring election.
* Jeff Fitzgerald (R–Horicon), representing District 39 since 2000, and the incumbent speaker, ran for U.S. Senate, but lost the primary.
* Louis Molepske (D–Stevens Point), representing District 71 since 2003, ran for Portage County district attorney, and won the election.
* Mark Pocan (D–Madison), representing District 78 since 1998, ran for U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, and won the election.
* Tom Tiffany (R–Hazelhurst), representing District 35 since 2010, ran for state Senate in the 12th Senate district, and won the election.

### Vacated

* Jerry Petrowski (R–Marathon) resigned from District 86 after his election as state senator.
* Barbara Toles (D–Milwaukee) resigned from District 17 on July 2, 2012.

## Election results

| Dist. | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race |
| Dist. | Member | Party | First elect | Status | Candidates |
| 01 | Garey Bies | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Garey Bies (Rep.) 51.27% Patrick Veeser (Dem.) 48.65% |
| 02 | André Jacque | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y André Jacque (Rep.) 58.62% Larry Pruess (Dem.) 41.29% |
| 03 | Alvin Ott | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Alvin Ott (Rep.) 57.98% Kole Oswald (Dem.) 38.01% Josh Young (Ind.) 3.97% |
| 04 | Chad Weininger | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Chad Weininger (Rep.) 55.58% Michael J. Macheski (Dem.) 44.28% |
| 05 | Jim Steineke | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jim Steineke (Rep.) 55.86% Jeff McCabe (Dem.) 44.05% |
| 06 | Gary Tauchen | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Gary Tauchen (Rep.) 59.41% John Powers (Dem.) 40.48% |
| 07 | Peggy Krusick | Democratic | 1983 (special) | Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Democratic hold | Y Daniel Riemer (Dem.) 85.35% Peggy Krusick (Dem. write-in) 12.8% |
| 08 | Jocasta Zamarripa | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jocasta Zamarripa (Dem.) 98.26% |
| 09 | Josh Zepnick | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Josh Zepnick (Dem.) 98.6% |
| 10 | Elizabeth M. Coggs | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent retired to run for Wisconsin Senate New member elected Democratic hold | Y Sandy Pasch (Dem.) 98.71% |
| 11 | Jason Fields | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Democratic hold | Y Mandela Barnes (Dem.) 98.79% |
| 12 | Fred Kessler | Democratic | 1960 1962 (retired) 1964 1972 (retired) 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Fred Kessler (Dem.) 98.59% |
| 13 | David Cullen | Democratic | 1990 (special) | Incumbent ran for Milwaukee county board. New member elected Republican gain | Y Rob Hutton (Rep.) 60.49% John Pokrandt (Dem.) 39.38% |
| 14 | Dale Kooyenga | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Dale Kooyenga (Rep.) 59.07% Chris Rockwood (Dem.) 40.81% |
| 15 | Tony Staskunas | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican gain | Y Joe Sanfelippo (Rep.) 58.28% Cindy Moore (Dem.) 41.61% |
| 16 | Leon Young | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Leon Young (Dem.) 98.78% |
| 17 | --Vacant-- | --Vacant-- | --Vacant-- | Previous incumbent resigned Jul. 2, 2012. New member elected Democratic hold | Y La Tonya Johnson (Dem.) 84.73% Anthony R. Edwards (Ind.) 14.92% |
| 18 | Tamara Grigsby | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold | Y Evan Goyke (Dem.) 87.93% Melba Morris-Page (Ind.) 11.56% |
| 19 | Jon Richards | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jon Richards (Dem.) 97.65% |
| 20 | Christine Sinicki | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Christine M. Sinicki (Dem.) 57.52% Molly McGartland (Rep.) 42.31% |
| 21 | Mark Honadel | Republican | 2003 (special) | Incumbent re-elected | Y Mark Honadel (Rep.) 59.28% William R. Kurtz (Dem.) 40.61% |
| 22 | Sandy Pasch | Democratic | 2008 | Ran for the 10th district New member elected Republican gain | Y Don Pridemore (Rep.) 98.56% |
| 22 | Don Pridemore | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Don Pridemore (Rep.) 98.56% |
| 23 | Jim Ott | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jim Ott (Rep.) 62.20% Cris Rogers (Dem.) 37.73% |
| 24 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Dan Knodl (Rep.) 62.37% Shan Haqqi (Dem.) 37.53% |
| 25 | Bob Ziegelbauer | Independent | 1992 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican gain | Y Paul Tittl (Rep.) 57.56% Jim Brey (Dem.) 42.22% |
| 26 | Mike Endsley | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Mike Endsley (Rep.) 51.27% Mike Helmke (Dem.) 48.67% |
| 27 | Steve Kestell | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Steve Kestell (Rep.) 57.89% Steven H. Bauer (Dem.) 42.05% |
| 28 | Erik Severson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Erik Severson (Rep.) 56.18% Adam T. Bever (Dem.) 43.72% |
| 29 | John Murtha | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y John Murtha (Rep.) 55.84% Jim Swanson (Dem.) 43.99% |
| 30 | Dean Knudson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Dean Knudson (Rep.) 55.79% Diane Odeen (Dem.) 44.14% |
| 31 | Amy Loudenbeck | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Amy Loudenbeck (Rep.) 56.47% Ryan J. Schroeder (Dem.) 43.41% |
| 32 | Tyler August | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Tyler August (Rep.) 57.10% Kim M. Peterson (Dem.) 39.67% David Stolow (Ind.) 3.10% |
| 33 | Stephen Nass | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Stephen Nass (Rep.) 62.79% Scott Allan Woods (Dem.) 34.00% Terry Virgil (Ind.) 3.14% |
| 34 | Dan Meyer | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold | Y Rob Swearingen (Rep.) 57.16% Merlin Van Buren (Dem.) 36.15% Kevin M. Fitzpatrick (Ind.) 4.32% Todd Albano (Ind.) 2.33% |
| 35 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent retired to run for Wisconsin Senate New member elected Republican hold | Y Mary Czaja (Rep.) 53.30% Kevin Koth (Dem.) 41.83% Patrick K. Tjugum (Ind.) 4.81% |
| 36 | Jeffrey Mursau | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jeffrey Mursau (Rep.) 59.05% Dorothy Kegley (Dem.) 40.88% |
| 37 | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | No incumbent. New member elected Republican gain | Y John Jagler (Rep.) 54.16% Mary I. Arnold (Dem.) 45.55% |
| 38 | Joel Kleefisch | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Joel Kleefisch (Rep.) 58.51% Scott Michalak (Dem.) 39.03% Leroy L. Watson (Ind.) 2.40% |
| 39 | Jeff Fitzgerald | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senate New member elected Republican hold | Y Mark Born (Rep.) 60.36% Jim Grigg (Dem.) 39.56% |
| 40 | Kevin David Petersen | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Kevin Petersen (Rep.) 98.71% |
| 41 | Joan Ballweg | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Joan Ballweg (Rep.) 57.92% Melissa Sorenson (Dem.) 42.01% |
| 42 | Keith Ripp | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Keith Ripp (Rep.) 56.58% Paula Cooper (Dem.) 43.37% |
| 43 | Evan Wynn | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Democratic gain | Y Andy Jorgensen (Dem.) 57.58% Evan Wynn (Rep.) 42.16% |
| 43 | Andy Jorgensen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Andy Jorgensen (Dem.) 57.58% Evan Wynn (Rep.) 42.16% |
| 44 | Joe Knilans | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Democratic gain | Y Debra Kolste (Dem.) 61.54% Joe Knilans (Rep.) 38.30% |
| 45 | Janis Ringhand | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected New member elected Democratic gain | Y Janis Ringhand (Dem.) 63.75% Beth Schmidt (Rep.) 36.04% |
| 46 | Gary Hebl | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Gary Hebl (Dem.) 64.79% Trish Schaefer (Rep.) 35.18% |
| 47 | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic gain | Y Robb Kahl (Dem.) 70.87% Sandy Bakk (Rep.) 29.02% |
| 48 | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold | Y Melissa Sargent (Dem.) 83.20% Terry R. Gray (Ind.) 16.55% |
| 49 | Travis Tranel | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Travis Tranel (Rep.) 54.19% Carol Beals (Dem.) 45.65% |
| 50 | Edward Brooks | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Edward Brooks (Rep.) 50.30% Sarah Ann Shanahan (Dem.) 46.78% Ben Olson III (Ind.) 2.84% |
| 51 | Howard Marklein | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Howard Marklein (Rep.) 51.85% Maureen May-Grimm (Dem.) 48.07% |
| 52 | Jeremy Thiesfeldt | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jeremy Thiesfeldt (Rep.) 60.65% Paul G. Czisny (Dem.) 39.31% |
| 53 | Richard Spanbauer | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold | Y Michael Schraa (Rep.) 60.28% Ryan Flejter (Dem.) 39.60% |
| 54 | Gordon Hintz | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Gordon Hintz (Dem.) 59.88% Paul J. Esslinger (Rep.) 39.90% |
| 55 | Dean Kaufert | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Dean Kaufert (Rep.) 62.95% Jim Crail (Dem.) 33.55% Rich Martin (Ind.) 3.34% |
| 56 | Michelle Litjens | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold | Y Dave Murphy (Rep.) 58.29% Richard B. Schoenbohm (Dem.) 41.62% |
| 57 | Penny Bernard Schaber | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Penny Bernard Schaber (Dem.) 94.03% Brian Garrow (Rep. write-in) 3.16% |
| 58 | Patricia Strachota | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Patricia Strachota (Rep.) 98.89% |
| 59 | Daniel LeMahieu | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Daniel LeMahieu (Rep.) 99.22% |
| 60 | Duey Stroebel | Republican | 2011 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Duey Stroebel (Rep.) 71.08% Perry Duman (Dem.) 28.79% |
| 61 | Samantha Kerkman | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Samantha Kerkman (Rep.) 55.67% John Steinbrink (Dem.) 44.25% |
| 61 | John Steinbrink | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Republican gain | Y Samantha Kerkman (Rep.) 55.67% John Steinbrink (Dem.) 44.25% |
| 62 | Cory Mason | Democratic | 2006 | Ran for the 66th district New member elected Republican gain | Y Tom Weatherston (Rep.) 53.05% Melissa Lemke (Dem.) 46.85% |
| 63 | Robin Vos | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Robin Vos (Rep.) 58.31% Kelley Albrecht (Dem.) 41.62% |
| 64 | Peter Barca | Democratic | 1984 1993 (retired) 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Peter Barca (Dem.) 96.84% |
| 65 | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold | Y Tod Ohnstad (Dem.) 97.99% |
| 66 | Robert L. Turner | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain | Y Cory Mason (Dem.) 98.65% |
| 67 | Tom Larson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Tom Larson (Rep.) 53.24% Deb Bieging (Dem.) 46.69% |
| 68 | Kathy Bernier | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Kathy Bernier (Rep.) 52.39% Judy Smriga (Dem.) 47.53% |
| 69 | Scott Suder | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Scott Suder (Rep.) 61.17% Paul Knoff (Dem.) 38.74% |
| 70 | Amy Sue Vruwink | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Amy Sue Vruwink (Dem.) 50.19% Nancy VanderMeer (Rep.) 49.65% |
| 71 | Louis Molepske | Democratic | 2003 (special) | Incumbent retired to run for district attorney New member elected Democratic hold | Y Katrina Shankland (Dem.) 60.82% Patrick Testin (Rep.) 38.94% |
| 72 | Scott Krug | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Scott Krug (Rep.) 50.16% Justin D. Pluess (Dem.) 49.77% |
| 73 | Nick Milroy | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Nick Milroy (Dem.) 98.84% |
| 74 | Janet Bewley | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Janet Bewley (Dem.) 58.97% John Sendra (Rep.) 40.98% |
| 75 | Roger Rivard | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent defeated New member elected Democratic gain | Y Stephen J. Smith (Dem.) 51.02% Roger Rivard (Rep.) 48.85% |
| 76 | Chris Taylor | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected | Y Chris Taylor (Dem.) 99.11% |
| 77 | Terese Berceau | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Terese Berceau (Dem.) 99.36% |
| 78 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House | Y Brett Hulsey (Dem.) 75.44% Jonathan Dedering (Ind.) 24.17% |
| 78 | Brett Hulsey | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Brett Hulsey (Dem.) 75.44% Jonathan Dedering (Ind.) 24.17% |
| 79 | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold | Y Dianne Hesselbein (Dem.) 98.75% |
| 80 | Sondy Pope | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Sondy Pope (Dem.) 63.85% Tom Lamberson (Rep.) 36.02% |
| 81 | Kelda Roys | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House | Y Fred Clark (Dem.) 61.83% Scott Frostman (Rep.) 38.13% |
| 81 | Fred Clark | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Fred Clark (Dem.) 61.83% Scott Frostman (Rep.) 38.13% |
| 82 | Jeff Stone | Republican | 1998 (special) | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jeff Stone (Rep.) 60.16% Kathleen Wied-Vincent (Dem.) 39.69% |
| 83 | Dave Craig | Republican | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected | Y Dave Craig (Rep.) 69.75% Jim Brownlow (Dem.) 30.18% |
| 84 | Mike Kuglitsch | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Mike Kuglitsch (Rep.) 62.67% Jesse J. Roelke (Dem.) 37.11% |
| 85 | Donna J. Seidel | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold | Y Mandy Wright (Dem.) 49.70% Patrick Snyder (Rep.) 46.47% Jim Maas (Ind.) 3.74% |
| 86 | --Vacant-- | --Vacant-- | --Vacant-- | Previous incumbent resigned Jul. 17, 2012 New member elected Republican hold | Y John Spiros (Rep.) 55.64% Dennis Halkoski (Dem.) 44.20% |
| 87 | Mary Williams | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Mary Williams (Rep.) 58.52% Elizabeth Riley (Dem.) 41.43% |
| 88 | John Klenke | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y John Klenke (Rep.) 52.40% Ward Bacon (Dem.) 47.47% |
| 89 | John Nygren | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y John Nygren (Rep.) 59.05% Joe Reinhard (Dem.) 40.87% |
| 90 | Karl Van Roy | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain | Y Eric Genrich (Dem.) 60.21% David VanderLeest (Rep.) 39.41% |
| 91 | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | None (open seat) | No incumbent New member elected Democratic hold | Y Dana Wachs (Dem.) 97.28% |
| 92 | Mark Radcliffe | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired | Y Chris Danou (Dem.) 98.76% Stephen J. Doerr (Rep.) 0.24% |
| 92 | Chris Danou | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected | |
| 93 | Warren Petryk | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Warren Petryk (Rep.) 50.78% Jeff Smith (Dem.) 49.16% |
| 94 | Steve Doyle | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected | Y Steve Doyle (Dem.) 60.59% Bruce Evers (Rep.) 39.38% |
| 95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Incumbent re-elected | Y Jill Billings (Dem.) 98.89% |
| 96 | Lee Nerison | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Lee Nerison (Rep.) 59.52% Tom J. Johnson (Dem.) 40.44% |
| 97 | Bill Kramer | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Bill Kramer (Rep.) 64.60% Marga Krumins (Dem.) 35.29% |
| 98 | Paul Farrow | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Paul Farrow (Rep.) 70.42% Eric Prudent (Dem.) 29.52% |
| 99 | Chris Kapenga | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected | Y Chris Kapenga (Rep.) 76.28% Thomas D. Hibbard (Dem.) 23.67% |