Ben Brist
Won the 2026 race for Wisconsin Assembly District 61.
- Last margin
- +12.5
- Won 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Brist has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Brist won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wisconsin Assembly District 61 | General | Won | Bob Donovan (R) | 56.2% | D+12.5 | $1.8M | D+2.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Brist’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $1.8M
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| Friends of Ben Brist State | Active |
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Who Brist has run against
- Bob Donovan (R) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Wisconsin Assembly District 61 · lean D+2.2 · 47th most Democratic of 99
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)