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Wisconsin, State Senate, District 32

Wisconsin State Senate District 32
Current incumbentJennifer Shilling Democratic Party

Wisconsin's thirty-second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Jennifer Shilling.

Wisconsin state senators represent an average of 172,333 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 162,536 residents.

About the office

Members of the Wisconsin State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the senate is up for election every two years. Wisconsin legislators assume office the first Monday in January following the election.

Qualifications

Section 6 of Article 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution states, "No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not have resided one year within the state, and be a qualified elector in the district which he may be chosen to represent."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$52,999/yearThe Wisconsin State Senate allows up to $115/day for per diem. For Senators living in Dane County, they receive a per diem of $57.50 per day. The Wisconsin State Assembly allows a maximum of $157/day per diem for legislators that stay overnight. For legislators that do not commute, they are given $78.50/day for per diem. The maximum number of days per year that per diem can be claimed is 90 days.

Vacancies

In the event of a vacancy in the senate, the Governor must call for a special election when allowed by law. Special elections to fill legislative vacancies cannot be held after February 1st preceding a spring election or September 1st preceding a fall election. If the vacancy happens before May 15th, the Governor must fill the vacancy as soon as possible.

2016 pivot county

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Wisconsin State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Jennifer Shilling defeated Dan Kapanke and Chip DeNure in the Wisconsin State Senate District 32 general election.

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Shilling Incumbent 48.86% 43,570
Republican Dan Kapanke 48.80% 43,514
Integrity Party Chip DeNure 2.35% 2,093
Total Votes 89,177
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

Incumbent Jennifer Shilling defeated Jared Landry in the Wisconsin State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Jared Landry
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Shilling Incumbent

Dan Kapanke defeated John Sarnowski in the Wisconsin State Senate District 32 Republican primary.

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Kapanke 90.54% 5,754
Republican John Sarnowski 9.46% 601
Total Votes 6,355

2012

Elections for the office of Wisconsin State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 14, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democratic incumbent Jennifer Shilling defeated Republican Bill Feehan in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the primary elections.

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Shilling Incumbent 58.3% 51,153
Republican Bill Feehan 41.6% 36,545
- Scattering 0.1% 71
Total Votes 87,769

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Wisconsin State Senate District 32 raised a total of $3,055,791. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $152,790 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Wisconsin State Senate District 32

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $872,657 5 $174,531
2012 $581,342 2 $290,671
2010 $10,813 1 $10,813
2008 $544,117 2 $272,059
2006 $55,201 1 $55,201
2004 $476,549 3 $158,850
2002 $4,275 1 $4,275
2000 $510,837 5 $102,167
Total $3,055,791 20 $152,790