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2012Final results

2012 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 38

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Joel Kleefisch (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Scott Martin Michalak (D) by 19.5 points.

Joel KleefischRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%19,181
39.0%12,795
Leroy L. WatsonIndependent
2.4%788
32,781 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+33.12006R+32.72008R+44.92010R+19.52012R+25.92014R+25.52016

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

The candidates