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Wisconsin Assembly District 53
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Becky Nichols flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 15.7 points over David Daniels.
Becky NicholsDemocrat · winner
54.7%13,177
David DanielsRepublican
39.0%9,394
Rachael DowlingIndependent
6.3%1,530
32% of the expected vote counted · 24,101 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.
Becky NicholsDavid Daniels
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$135.4K
Spent by the campaign
$28.7K
$12.6K
Cash on hand
$10K
Other candidates' campaigns: Rachael Dowling $1.8K.
Campaign money: Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 28, 2026.
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 28, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Becky Nichols
- 95%
- David Daniels
- 5%
- Projected margin
- D+12.6