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Wisconsin Assembly District 65
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Ben DeSmidt won re-election by 21.4 points over Valerie Kretchmer.
Ben DeSmidtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%13,336
Valerie KretchmerRepublican
39.3%8,636
49% of the expected vote counted · 21,972 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.
Ben DeSmidtValerie Kretchmer
$59.6K
Raised by the campaign
$46.5K
$46.6K
Spent by the campaign
$3.4K
$17.6K
Cash on hand
$5.7K
Campaign money: Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 28, 2026; Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 27, 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.
- Ben DeSmidt
- 99%
- Valerie Kretchmer
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+18.2