Wisconsin Assembly District 96
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tara Johnson Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Jim GreenRepublicanTara JohnsonDemocratic · Incumbent2 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Tara Johnson (D) 51.0, Loren Oldenburg (R) 49.0
- Last election
- Tara Johnson (Democratic) won by 2.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: GreenRight column: Johnson
- Races
- None listed
- Won 1 of 1
- Years since first win
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- 2
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- Tara JohnsonIncumbentDemocratic
- Jim GreenRepublican
Source: elections.wi.gov, dated Oct 6
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Official results for Wisconsin
History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 32,595
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTara JohnsonWon Democratic 16,61551.0% RepublicanLoren Oldenburg Republican 15,96349.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 170.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,308
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLoren OldenburgWon(incumbent) Republican 14,81458.5% DemocraticJayne M. Swiggum Democratic 10,48341.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 110.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,876
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLoren OldenburgWon(incumbent) Republican 16,81256.3% DemocraticJosefine Jaynes Democratic 13,05943.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,866
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLoren OldenburgWon Republican 12,32751.6% DemocraticPaul Buhr Democratic 11,53648.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,191
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee NerisonWon(incumbent) Republican 16,00061.1% DemocraticAlicia Leinberger Democratic 10,18638.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,528
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee NerisonWon(incumbent) Republican 12,68358.9% DemocraticPeter Flesch Democratic 8,83941.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 60.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,779
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee A. NerisonWon(incumbent) Republican 15,34459.5% DemocraticTom J. Johnson Democratic 10,42640.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 90.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,571
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee A. NerisonWon(incumbent) Republican 11,96461.1% DemocraticBrian K. Murphy Democratic 7,60438.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,973
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee NerisonWon(incumbent) Republican 12,91951.7% DemocraticDale Kiemme Democratic 12,05448.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,115
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee A. NerisonWon(incumbent) Republican 9,71650.8% DemocraticGail A. Frie Democratic 9,39949.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,114
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee A. NerisonWon Republican 14,19154.3% DemocraticGail A. Frie Democratic 11,92345.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,547
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 9,57961.6% DemocraticMiguel Morga Democratic 5,96838.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,787
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 13,48759.2% DemocraticJim Servais Democratic 9,30040.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,747
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 12,747100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,667
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 12,78361.9% DemocraticMark A. Kastel Democratic 7,88438.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,740
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 10,31870.0% DemocraticDonald L. Strait Democratic 4,42230.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,738
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 14,96265.8% DemocraticDonald L. Strait Democratic 7,77634.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,339
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne G. JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 8,28667.2% DemocraticJames Allen Trowbridge Democratic 4,05332.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,943
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 13,13569.3% DemocraticElisabeth E. Atwell Democratic 5,80130.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 70.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,258
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon(incumbent) Republican 8,64860.6% DemocraticWilbur Democratic 5,60039.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 100.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,945
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDuwayne JohnsrudWon Republican 11,45454.7% DemocraticHazen Democratic 9,48545.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 60.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,500
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid E. ClarenbachWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,57577.6% RepublicanGordon Harman Republican 3,58220.5% LibertarianDaniel G. Churchill Libertarian 3381.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,732
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBernard LewisonWon(incumbent) Republican 11,92854.9% DemocraticHenry Hendrickson Democratic 9,80245.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,298
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBernard LewisonWon(incumbent) Republican 7,70557.9% DemocraticDavid A. McClurg Democratic 5,58742.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 60.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,932
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBernard LewisonWon(incumbent) Republican 12,16661.0% DemocraticPalmer Munson Democratic 7,75338.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 130.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,074
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBernard LewisonWon(incumbent) Republican 8,12357.7% DemocraticGerald O. Ray Democratic 5,55439.5% IndependentGeorge Piper Independent 3942.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,919
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Wisconsin Assembly District 96, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBernard LewisonWon(incumbent) Republican 12,21868.2% DemocraticKarl T. Kaap Democratic 5,70131.8%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Wisconsin Assembly District 96, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/wi/assembly/96. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:wi/sldl:96
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026