Last week, Wisconsin voters in the 25th Assembly district elected Bob Ziegelbauer to the legislature as an independent in a 3-way race.  Ziegelbauer polled approximately 50%; the Democratic nominee polled approximately 35%; and the Republican nominee polled approximately 15%.  Ziegelbauer had been in the legislature as a Democrat since 1992.  He became an independent because he opposes any tax increase in 2011.  Ziegelbauer also serves as the elected County Executive of Manitowoc County.

This is the second election in a row at which an independent has been elected to the Wisconsin legislature.  In 2008, Jeffrey Wood had been elected as an independent.  Like Ziegelbauer, he was an incumbent.  He had been elected in prior years as a Republican.  Wood did not run for re-election in 2010.