Tod Ohnstad

Tod Ohnstad (born May 21, 1952) is an American labor union official, machinist, and politician, currently representing the City of Kenosha, in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Tod Ohnstad
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 65th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2013
Preceded by	John Steinbrink
Member of the Kenosha City Council
In office 2008–2014
Personal details
Born	(1952-05-21) May 21, 1952 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Kenosha, Wisconsin
Profession	Politician

Biography

Ohnstad was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and graduated from Altoona High School in 1970. He moved to Kenosha and attended University of Wisconsin–Parkside. He worked at Kenosha Engine, first when it was operated by American Motors Corporation, then later for General Motors, and Chrysler. During his work in the auto industry, he was heavily involved with the UAW Local 72 labor union. He was a member of the Executive Board of the United Automobile Workers from 1984 to 2004.

Ohnstad served on the Kenosha Common Council from 2008 until 2014. In August 2012, Ohnstad won the 65th District Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly and did not face an opponent in the November general election.[1][2] He has been re-elected without opposition since 2014.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly, 65th District Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Primary Election[3]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad	2,083	73.27%
	Democratic	Dayvin M. A. Hallmon	519	18.26%
	Democratic	Albert Namath	180	6.33%
		Write-ins	61	2.15%
Total votes			'2,843'	'100.0%'
General Election[4]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad (incumbent)	18,373	97.99%
		Write-ins	377	2.01%
Total votes			'18,750'	'100.0%'	+54.04%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Assembly, 65th District Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Primary Election[5]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad (incumbent)	1,881	97.97%
		Write-ins	39	2.03%
Total votes			'2,115'	'100.0%'
General Election[6]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad (incumbent)	11,599	96.93%
		Write-ins	367	3.07%
Total votes			'11,966'	'100.0%'	-36.18%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Assembly, 65th District Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Primary Election[7]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad (incumbent)	2,065	97.64%
		Write-ins	50	2.36%
Total votes			'2,115'	'100.0%'
General Election[8]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad (incumbent)	16,112	97.84%
		Write-ins	355	2.16%
Total votes			'16,467'	'100.0%'	37.61%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Assembly, 65th District Election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Primary Election[9]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad (incumbent)	4,333	98.19%
		Write-ins	80	1.81%
Total votes			'4,413'	'100.0%'
General Election[10]
	Democratic	Tod Ohnstad (incumbent)	14,456	96.82%
		Write-ins	475	3.18%
Total votes			'14,931'	'100.0%'	-9.33%
	Democratic hold

References

1. Wisconsin Uncontested Elections
2. Wisconsinvote.org-Tod Ohnstad
3. Canvass Results for 2012 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. August 14, 2012. pp. 48, 49. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
4. Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 6, 2012. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
5. Canvass Results for 2014 Fall Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. August 26, 2014. p. 41. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
6. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 4, 2014. p. 23. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
7. Canvass Results for 2016 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. August 9, 2016. p. 53. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
8. Canvass Results for 2016 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 8, 2016. p. 23. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
9. Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. August 14, 2018. pp. 83, 84. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
10. Canvass Results for 2018 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 6, 2018. p. 25. Retrieved April 13, 2019.