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2014Final results

2014 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 51

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Todd Novak (R) won with 47.5% of the vote, defeating Dick Cates (D) by 0.3 points.

Todd NovakRepublican · winner
47.5%10,642
Dick CatesDemocrat
47.2%10,577
Adam LaufenbergIndependent
5.3%1,177
22,413 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+13.72008R+4.32010R+3.82012R+0.32014R+2.72016R+1.42018

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