2 candidates are tracked for Wisconsin Assembly District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joel Richmond and Margaret Arney. Candidate information follows official Milwaukee County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Joel Richmond (Republican), Margaret Arney (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Margaret Arney is the sitting member, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's incumbent listing and the Legislature's roster. Wisconsin has no runoffs; the August 11 partisan primary set each party's nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list for the November 3, 2026 general election (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Margaret Arney, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Joel Richmond is the Republican candidate for Wisconsin Assembly District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Margaret Arney holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a master's degree from the University of Chicago, per her campaign site. She serves on the Wisconsin Assembly's Transportation Committee and the Committee on Review of Administrative Rules, and previously served as one of Wauwatosa's first Black aldermembers. She is the Democratic incumbent seeking reelection to the 18th Assembly District in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Who is running for Wisconsin Assembly District 18 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Wisconsin Assembly District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joel Richmond and Margaret Arney. Candidate information follows official Milwaukee County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Wisconsin Assembly District 18 election in Wisconsin?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Wisconsin are on the Wisconsin election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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