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2012Final results

2012 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 55

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Dean R. Kaufert (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Crail (D) by 29.4 points.

Dean R. KaufertRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%19,142
Jim CrailDemocrat
33.6%10,202
Rich MartinIndependent
3.3%1,016
30,408 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+38.01994R+4.12006R+7.92008R+29.42012R+15.62014R+22.92016

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

The candidates

Dean R. Kaufert (R)Jim Crail (D)

Also on the ballot: Rich Martin (Independent), 3.3%