2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 51
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Steve Hilgenberg (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Freese (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve HilgenbergDemocrat · winner
53.3%11,169
Stephen J. FreeseRepublican · incumbent
46.7%9,797
20,966 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