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Wisconsin, State Assembly, District 91

Wisconsin State Assembly District 91
Current incumbentJodi Emerson Democratic Party

Wisconsin's ninety-first state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Jodi Emerson.

Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly represent an average of 57,444 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 54,179 residents.

About the office

Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. 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 assembly, 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.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Wisconsin State Assembly 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.

2018

General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 91

Jodi Emerson (D) defeated Echo Reardon (R) in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 91 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jodi Emerson (D)
66.5
17,512

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Echo Reardon (R)
33.4
8,798
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
37

Total votes: 26,347
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 91

Jodi Emerson defeated Thomas Vue, Eric Larsen, and Rich Postlewaite in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 91 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jodi Emerson (D)
37.1
2,648

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Thomas Vue (D)
26.5
1,890

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Eric Larsen (D)
24.9
1,778

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Rich Postlewaite (D)
11.4
814

Total votes: 7,130
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 91

Echo Reardon advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 91 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Echo Reardon (R)
100
1,928

Total votes: 1,928

2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly 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 Dana Wachs defeated Bill Ingram in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 91 general election.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dana Wachs Incumbent 61.06% 17,780
Republican Bill Ingram 38.94% 11,341
Total Votes 29,121
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

Incumbent Dana Wachs ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 91 Democratic primary.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dana Wachs Incumbent (unopposed)

Bill Ingram ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 91 Republican primary.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Ingram (unopposed)

2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Dana Wachs was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Wachs was unopposed in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.

2012

Elections for the office of Wisconsin State Assembly consisted of a primary election on August 14, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democrat Dana Wachs was unchallenged in the general election. Wachs was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Wisconsin State Assembly District 91 raised a total of $477,673. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $20,768 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Wisconsin State Assembly District 91

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $90,658 2 $45,329
2014 $23,713 1 $23,713
2012 $35,239 1 $35,239
2010 $42,207 2 $21,104
2008 $207,375 9 $23,042
2006 $32,530 3 $10,843
2004 $27,474 2 $13,737
2002 $5,510 2 $2,755
2000 $12,967 1 $12,967
Total $477,673 23 $20,768