State Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield, won the 74th Assembly District race with 58 percent of the vote in unofficial totals with 93 percent of precincts reporting early Wednesday morning. Republican challenger and former Phillips Mayor Jeff Fahl garnered 42 percent of the vote.
Meyers said she’s honored to have the confidence of the voters in the district.
Democratic incumbent State Rep. Beth Meyers of Bayfield was re-elected to the Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Beth Meyers
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“It’s been a long and hard campaign cycle,” said Meyers. “There’s been a lot of dark money and dark races in the state of Wisconsin, and I’m very grateful that my race was not part of that and I’m grateful to Jeffrey Fahl for being an honorable opponent.”
Meyers will return to Madison to serve a third term. She said there will be a lot of new faces in the Wisconsin Assembly.
“I look forward to working with my new colleagues on both sides of the aisle,” she said.
Meyers said she will continue to work on quality access to educational opportunities, access to affordable health care, and infrastructure needs related to transportation and cell phone coverage.
Fahl could not be immediately reached for comment on the election results Tuesday evening.
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