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Wisconsin, State Assembly, District 80

Wisconsin State Assembly District 80
Current incumbentSondy Pope Democratic Party

Wisconsin's eightieth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Sondy Pope.

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 80

Incumbent Sondy Pope (D) won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Sondy Pope (D)
97.7
26,189
Other/Write-in votes
2.3
619

Total votes: 26,808
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80

Incumbent Sondy Pope advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Sondy Pope (D)
100
9,213

Total votes: 9,213
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Sondy Pope ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 general election.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 80 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sondy Pope Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 26,250
Total Votes 26,250
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

Incumbent Sondy Pope defeated Luke Joseph in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 Democratic primary.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sondy Pope Incumbent 84.20% 5,210
Democratic Luke Joseph 15.80% 978
Total Votes 6,188

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 Sondy Pope was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Pope 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. Democratic incumbent Sondy Pope-Roberts defeated Republican Tom Lamberson in the general election. Pope-Roberts defeated Charles Uphoff and Joseph Wineke in the Democratic primary election. Lamberson was unopposed in the Republican primary election.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 80, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Tom Lamberson 36% 11,771
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSondy Pope-Roberts Incumbent 63.9% 20,864
- Scattering 0.1% 40
Total Votes 32,675

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSondy Pope-Roberts Incumbent 48.9% 2,815
Joseph Wineke 42.8% 2,461
Charles Uphoff 8.3% 476
Total Votes 5,752

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 raised a total of $991,103. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $43,091 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Wisconsin State Assembly District 80

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $14,759 2 $7,380
2014 $8,326 1 $8,326
2012 $76,848 3 $25,616
2010 $151,294 2 $75,647
2008 $276,912 3 $92,304
2006 $184,676 3 $61,559
2004 $183,142 3 $61,047
2002 $24,143 2 $12,072
2000 $71,003 4 $17,751
Total $991,103 23 $43,091