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Wisconsin › Wisconsin State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Wisconsin Assembly District 95

Billings is very likely to win: Billings wins in 49 of every 50 simulations.

Billings (D)
97%
chance of winning
Schnitzler (R)
3%
Average margin
D+14.7
80% of outcomes
D+5 to D+25
Partisan lean
D+4
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Billings is clearly favored to win: Billings wins in about 5 of every 6 simulations.

Billings (D)
82%
chance of winning
Schnitzler (R)
18%
Average margin
D+8.6
80% of outcomes
R+4 to D+21
Partisan lean
D+4
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

D+14.7R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
D+8.6R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Billings 97%Schnitzler 3%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Billings 82%Schnitzler 18%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Wisconsin state offices
−0.7Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+8.8Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Midwest adjustment
+0.3How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Midwest adjustmentD+10.4Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+14.6Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Wisconsin andlook-alike placesD+14.8Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+14.7Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+8.5

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)1.17
Elected-experience edge0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation2.77
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation2.77

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean D+4: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+7.9D+5.7 vs. nation2020 presidentD+8.6D+4.1 vs. nation2024 presidentD+2.2D+3.7 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
59,710
People per km²
48
Adults with a B.A.+
28%
White, no degree
64%of adults
  • White 88%
  • Hispanic 4%
  • Black 2%
  • Asian 2%
  • Other / multiracial 4%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

31,660 votes · D+4.0
✓ Jill Billings (D)52.0%
Cedric Schnitzler (R)48.0%

2024 President Vote in this district

32,261 two-party votes · D+2.2 · D+3.7 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)51.1%
Donald Trump (R)48.9%

2022 Earlier district lines

25,263 votes · D+33.8
✓ Jill Billings (D)66.9%
Chris Woodard (R)33.1%

2020 Earlier district lines

29,992 votes · D+31.4
✓ Jill Billings (D)65.6%
Jerome Gundersen (R)34.2%

2020 President Vote in this district

29,708 two-party votes · D+8.6 · D+4.1 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)54.3%
Donald Trump (R)45.7%

2016 President Vote in this district

27,595 two-party votes · D+7.9 · D+5.7 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)54.0%
Donald Trump (R)46.0%