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2010Final results

2010 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 50

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Ed Brooks (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Sarah Ann Shanahan (D) by 22.8 points.

Ed BrooksRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%11,420
37.4%7,097
Ben Olson IIILibertarian
2.3%436
18,957 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+30.32004R+13.92006R+12.52008R+22.82010R+3.52012R+15.62014

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

The candidates

Ed Brooks (R)Sarah Ann Shanahan (D)

Also on the ballot: Ben Olson III (Libertarian), 2.3%