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Wisconsin Assembly District 40
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Karen DeSanto won re-election by 16.0 points over Julie Helmer.
Karen DeSantoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%15,372
Julie HelmerRepublican
42.0%11,139
32% of the expected vote counted · 26,511 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.
Karen DeSantoJulie Helmer
$57.1K
Raised by the campaign
$42.4K
$57.5K
Spent by the campaign
$16.7K
$16.4K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 19, 2026; Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 26, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Karen DeSanto
- 98%
- Julie Helmer
- 2%
- Projected margin
- D+16.2