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2012Final results

2012 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 6

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Gary Tauchen (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating John Powers (D) by 18.9 points.

Gary TauchenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%15,423
John PowersDemocrat
40.5%10,508
25,961 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+29.71998R+20.72006R+10.12008R+18.92012R+40.32016R+30.12018

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