Valerie Kretchmer
Lost the 2026 race for Wisconsin Assembly District 65.
- Last margin
- −21.4
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Kretchmer has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Kretchmer 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 State Assembly, District 65 | General | Lost | Ben DeSmidt (D) | 39.3% | D+21.4 | $46.5K | D+7.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Kretchmer’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $46.5K
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| Friends of Valerie Kretchmer State | Active |
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Who Kretchmer has run against
- Ben DeSmidt (D) · 2026 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Wisconsin Assembly District 65 · lean D+7.7 · 35th most Democratic of 99
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)