CalledUnofficial results
Wisconsin Assembly District 38
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
William Penterman won re-election by 24.1 points over Terri Wenkman.
William PentermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%15,482
Terri WenkmanDemocrat
38.0%9,474
32% of the expected vote counted · 24,956 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 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.
Terri WenkmanWilliam Penterman
$39.2K
Raised by the campaign
$36.5K
$27.9K
Spent by the campaign
$21.9K
$5.2K
Cash on hand
$31.7K
Campaign money: Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 21, 2026; Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 26, 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.
- Terri Wenkman
- <1%
- William Penterman
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+21.9