This is the 2012 race. The latest: 2026 →

2012Final results

2012 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 50

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Ed Brooks (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Sarah Ann Shanahan (D) by 3.5 points.

Ed BrooksRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%12,842
46.8%11,945
Ben Olson IIIIndependent
2.8%725
25,533 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+13.92006R+12.52008R+22.82010R+3.52012R+15.62014R+15.72016

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 (Independent), 2.8%