2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 61
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Samantha Kerkman (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating John P. Steinbrink (D) by 11.4 points.
Samantha KerkmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%16,589
John P. SteinbrinkDemocrat · incumbent
44.3%13,186
29,798 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET