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Wisconsin Assembly District 5
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Joy Goeben won re-election by 12.3 points over Justin Schumacher.
Joy GoebenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%14,759
Justin SchumacherDemocrat
42.6%11,456
David SchupbachGreen
2.6%702
32% of the expected vote counted · 26,917 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.
Justin SchumacherJoy Goeben
$11.2K
Raised by the campaign
$38.1K
$971
Spent by the campaign
$24.8K
$2.6K
Cash on hand
$21.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: David Schupbach $2K.
Campaign money: Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 27, 2026; Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 23, 2026.
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 27, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Justin Schumacher
- 3%
- Joy Goeben
- 97%
- Projected margin
- R+14.3
The candidates
Joy Goeben (R)
Incumbent, Wisconsin State Assembly, first elected 2022Justin Schumacher (D)
Incumbent, Wisconsin State Assembly, first elected 2022Justin Schumacher (D)
Also on the ballot: David Schupbach (Green), 2.6%