2 candidates are tracked for Wisconsin Assembly District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julie Helmer and Karen DeSanto. Candidate information follows official Sauk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Julie Helmer (Republican), Karen DeSanto (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Karen DeSanto 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, Karen DeSanto, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Per the campaign site.
Helmer works as a customer service representative at a local insurance agency and previously worked in administration for a tax and accounting firm in Madison, per her campaign site. She has served as vice chair of the 2nd Congressional District GOP, secretary of the Sauk County GOP, and as one of Wisconsin's presidential electors in 2024.
Democratic Incumbent
DeSanto is a former professional circus performer who later served as CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Wisconsin from 2011 to 2024, per her official legislator page. She graduated from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in 1993 and was named the National Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 2021 CEO of the Year. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Who is running for Wisconsin Assembly District 40 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Wisconsin Assembly District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julie Helmer and Karen DeSanto. Candidate information follows official Sauk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Wisconsin Assembly District 40 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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Candidate roster from official Sauk County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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