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Wisconsin Assembly District 34
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Rob Swearingen won re-election by 18.4 points over Merlin Van Buren.
Rob SwearingenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%19,083
Merlin Van BurenDemocrat
40.8%13,142
66% of the expected vote counted · 32,225 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:50 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Merlin Van BurenRob Swearingen
$33.8K
Raised by the campaign
$78.1K
$23.7K
Spent by the campaign
$46.6K
$5.4K
Cash on hand
$117.5K
Campaign money: Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 21, 2026; Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Merlin Van Buren
- 3%
- Rob Swearingen
- 97%
- Projected margin
- R+15.0