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2002Final results

2002 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 26

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Terry Vanakkeren (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Kurt Zempel (R) by 9.1 points.

Terry VanakkerenDemocrat · winner
54.5%9,384
Kurt ZempelRepublican
45.5%7,821
17,205 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+23.21996R+16.41998R+17.02000D+9.12002D+44.52006D+30.92008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET