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Wisconsin, State Senate, District 27

Wisconsin State Senate District 27
Current incumbentJon Erpenbach Democratic Party

Wisconsin's twenty-seventh state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach.

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

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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.

2018

General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 27

Incumbent Jon Erpenbach (D) defeated Casey Helbach (R) in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jon Erpenbach (D)
66.2
64,605

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Casey Helbach (R)
33.8
32,992
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
54

Total votes: 97,651
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27

Incumbent Jon Erpenbach advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jon Erpenbach (D)
100
25,352

Total votes: 25,352
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27

Casey Helbach advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Casey Helbach (R)
100
6,852

Total votes: 6,852

2014

Elections for 17 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate 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 Jon Erpenbach ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election and was re-elected to another term.

2010

Elections for the office of Wisconsin State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 14, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. Democratic incumbent Jon Erpenbach defeated Republican Kurt Schlicht in the general election. Erpenbach was unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Schlicht defeated Tom Lamberson and Tony Wickersham in the Republican primary election.

Wisconsin State Senate, District 27, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJon Erpenbach Incumbent 61.9% 51,742
Republican Kurt Schlicht 38.1% 31,909
Total Votes 83,651

Wisconsin State Senate District 27 Republican Primary, 2010

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKurt Schlicht 58.4% 7,540
Tom Lamberson 23.3% 3,002
Tony Wickersham 18.3% 2,364
Total Votes 12,906

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Wisconsin State Senate District 27 raised a total of $509,401. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $46,309 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Wisconsin State Senate District 27

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $82,278 1 $82,278
2012 $46,979 1 $46,979
2010 $149,112 4 $37,278
2008 $39,678 1 $39,678
2006 $54,176 1 $54,176
2004 $47,345 1 $47,345
2002 $76,586 1 $76,586
2000 $13,247 1 $13,247
Total $509,401 11 $46,309