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2012Final results

2012 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 3

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Alvin R. Ott (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Kole Oswald (D) by 20.0 points.

Alvin R. OttRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%17,387
Kole OswaldDemocrat
38.0%11,398
Joshua YoungIndependent
4.0%1,189
29,987 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+25.02004R+18.62006R+16.62008R+20.02012R+21.12016R+14.72018

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

The candidates

Alvin R. Ott (R)Kole Oswald (D)

Also on the ballot: Joshua Young (Independent), 4.0%