Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Wisconsin Assembly District 88
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Brandy Tollefson flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 8.7 points over Ben Franklin.
Brandy TollefsonDemocrat · winner
54.3%14,593
Ben FranklinRepublican · incumbent
45.7%12,267
47% of the expected vote counted · 26,860 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.
Brandy TollefsonBen Franklin
$979.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$177.7K
Spent by the campaign
$73.2K
$7.3K
Cash on hand
$15.9K
Campaign money: Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 29, 2026; Wisconsin Ethics Commission, through Oct 28, 2026.
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 29, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Brandy Tollefson
- 78%
- Ben Franklin
- 22%
- Projected margin
- D+5.3