DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

LaToya Bates

Lost the 2026 race for Wisconsin Assembly District 37.

Last margin
−25.9
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Bates has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Bates won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Wisconsin Assembly District 37GeneralLostMark Born (R)37%R+25.9$8.6KR+28.8+2.9
2024Wisconsin State Assembly, District 37GeneralLostMark Born (R)31.4%R+37.2——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Bates’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$8.6K

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

LaToya Bates for State Assembly
State
Active

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET

Who Bates has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)