2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 49
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Phil Garthwaite (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Gabe Loeffelholz (R) by 5.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Phil GarthwaiteDemocrat · winner
51.2%9,254
Gabe LoeffelholzRepublican · incumbent
45.8%8,266
John MurphyIndependent
3.0%545
18,065 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET