Wisconsin's first state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Andre Jacque.

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

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

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

Special election

A special election for the position of Wisconsin State Senate District 1 took place on June 12, 2018. The filing deadline for this election was April 17, 2018. A primary election was held on May 15, 2018.

The seat became vacant following Frank Lasee's (R) resignation on December 29, 2017, to serve as the administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Worker's Compensation Division.

Republican candidate Andre Jacque defeated Alex Renard in the Republican primary election. Democratic candidate Caleb Frostman defeated Jacque in the general election.

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. Dean Debroux ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Frank Lasee ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Lasee defeated Debroux in the general election. Richard Skare (D) was removed from the ballot before the primary elections.

Wisconsin State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2014

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. Republican Frank Lasee defeated Democrat Monk Elmer in the general election. Lasee defeated Dave Hutchinson and Jon Soyring in the Republican primary election. Elmer was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Wisconsin State Senate, District 1, General Election, 2010

Wisconsin State Senate District 1 Republican Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Wisconsin State Senate District 1 raised a total of $1,019,432. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $67,962 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Wisconsin State Senate District 1