2026 Wisconsin Senate election explained

Election Name:2026 Wisconsin State Senate election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:legislative
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2024 Wisconsin Senate election
Previous Year:2024
Next Election:2028 Wisconsin Senate election
Next Year:2028
Seats For Election:17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate
Majority Seats:17
Election Date:November 3, 2026
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The 2026 Wisconsin Senate election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate are up for election—the odd-numbered districts.

This election will be significantly affected by the legislative maps drawn as a result of the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, which declared the current legislative district map to be unconstitutional on December 22, 2023. The court was in the process of selecting a remedial plan, when the legislature chose to embrace the remedial map proposal from Governor Tony Evers. Evers signed the plan into law on February 19, 2024.[1]

Under the new maps, control of the Senate could become competitive depending on the results of the 2024 Wisconsin Senate election.[2] [3]

Incumbents and candidates

Dist.IncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirstelectedStatus PrimaryGeneralResult-->Declared candidate(s)
01None New member to be elected
03Dem.2002TBD
05Rep.2022TBD
07Dem.2010TBD
09Rep.2014TBD
11Rep.2014TBD
13Rep.2021 TBD
Rep.2020Representing District 14, running for the district in 2024.
15Dem.2022TBD
17None New member to be elected
19Rep.2022TBD
21Rep.2010

2014
TBD
Rep.2020Representing District 28, running for the district in 2024.
23Rep.2022TBD
25None New member to be elected
27Dem.2022TBD
29Rep.2022TBD
31Dem.2018TBD
Rep.2022TBD
33Rep.2015 TBD

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-02-02 . Wisconsin Supreme Court consultants say Republican-drawn legislative maps are gerrymanders, don't deserve consideration . 2024-03-13 . WPR . en-US.
  2. Web site: Kremer . Rich . 2024-02-22 . What do Wisconsin's new maps mean for the Legislature's balance of power? . 2024-03-13 . WPR . en-US.
  3. Web site: You have questions about Wisconsin's new election maps and how they affect you? We have answers. . 2024-03-13 . Journal Sentinel . en-US.