1996Final results
1996 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 23
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
John Lafave (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Chris Carson (R) by 23.8 points.
John LafaveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%14,186
Chris CarsonRepublican
38.1%8,734
22,920 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET