Wisconsin State Assembly — District 61Certified ballot
Bob Donovan
Is Bob Donovan on the November 3 ballot?
Bob Donovan is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Wisconsin State Assembly — District 61, as the incumbent. One other candidate is on the ballot.
As printed · ballot order
- Bob Donovan· this pageRepublicanIncumbent
- Ben BristDemocratic
ⓘ What do the party and ideology labels mean?
On the ballot, partisan candidates run under a party — in Wisconsin almost always Democratic or Republican, with the occasional third-party or independent candidate. Words like progressive, conservative, libertarian, or democratic socialist are labels people use to describe themselves, not separate parties on the ballot. A label is a starting point; each candidate's sourced positions show where they actually stand.
How we do this →ⓘ What is a voting record showing me?
A roll-call vote is a recorded yes/no vote in the legislature; 'aye' means yes and 'no' means no. A 'deciding vote' is one that changed the outcome. These are the candidate's actual recorded votes, linked to the official record.
How we do this →Voting record
Recorded floor votes Bob Donovan cast in the Wisconsin Legislature, newest first, across the 2025 session, 2023 session. Every entry links to its official roll call and the full bill. We don’t rate or score votes.
500
Recorded votes
486
Voted yes
5
Voted no
98%
Participation
9 did not vote
Wisconsin Watch’s questionnaire
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, asked candidates for this office the same questions.
Wisconsin Watch’s guide shows no response. See Bob Donovan’s page on Wisconsin Watch
Source: Wisconsin Watch 2026 Voter Guide, through Voter Guide Commons. That copy was last updated August 20, 2026; BadgerBrief checked it October 13, 2026. Whether a candidate answered is as the guide reports it.
Political ads about Bob Donovan
Ads a BadgerBrief editor confirmed are about Bob Donovan, from the Meta Ad Library. Spend is the range Meta discloses.
4 ads from 2 sponsors
- $3,300–$4,397
Bob Donovan for Assembly
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Reducing costs for hard-working families, Bob Donovan passed property tax relief and worked to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime. Click here to learn more!
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Reducing costs for hard-working families, Bob Donovan passed property tax relief and worked to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime. Click here to learn more!
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Reducing costs for hard-working families, Bob Donovan passed property tax relief and worked to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime. Click here to learn more!
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- $3,000–$3,499
A Better Wisconsin Together
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Rep. Bob Donovan voted with MAGA Republican leadership 100% of the time, including voting three times against expanding Medicaid to provide postpartum health care for new Moms.
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