Elijah Behnke
2025 - Present
2027
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Elijah Behnke (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Behnke (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Elijah Behnke was born in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. Behnke graduated from Oconto High School in 2001. His career experience includes founding and owning a cleaning company.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Behnke was assigned to the following committees:
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Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 6
Incumbent Elijah Behnke defeated Shirley Hinze in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elijah Behnke (R) | 67.4 | 21,941 |
| Shirley Hinze (D) | 32.5 | 10,593 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 32,566 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 6
Shirley Hinze advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 6 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shirley Hinze | 99.8 | 2,927 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 2,932 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 6
Incumbent Elijah Behnke defeated incumbent Peter Schmidt in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 6 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elijah Behnke | 58.6 | 5,054 |
 | Peter Schmidt | 41.3 | 3,565 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 8,627 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Behnke in this election.
2022
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89
Incumbent Elijah Behnke defeated Jane Benson in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elijah Behnke (R) | 66.5 | 17,514 |
 | Jane Benson (D) | 33.4 | 8,800 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 26,329 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89
Jane Benson advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Benson | 99.8 | 2,583 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 2,587 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89
Incumbent Elijah Behnke advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elijah Behnke | 99.5 | 7,331 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 7,367 | |||
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: Wisconsin state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89
Elijah Behnke defeated Karl Jaeger in the special general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elijah Behnke (R) | 63.2 | 8,129 |
 | Karl Jaeger (D) | 36.8 | 4,732 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 12,868 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89
Karl Jaeger advanced from the special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 on February 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Jaeger | 99.9 | 1,376 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 1,377 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89
Elijah Behnke defeated Mike Kunesh, Debbie Jacques, Michael Schneider, and David Kamps in the special Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 on February 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elijah Behnke | 44.7 | 1,691 |
 | Mike Kunesh | 23.2 | 875 | |
| Debbie Jacques | 20.9 | 789 | ||
| Michael Schneider | 7.0 | 264 | ||
| David Kamps | 4.2 | 160 | ||
| Total votes: 3,779 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2021
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 12.
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2023
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In 2023, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin State Assembly District 6 |
Officeholder Wisconsin State Assembly District 6 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Peter Schmidt (R) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 6 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 2021-2025 |
Succeeded by Ryan Spaude (D) |
