Here are 10 races to watch in Wisconsin's newly competitive legislative maps

Assembly District 26
Rep. Bob Donovan, R-Greenfield, was elected to the current 81st Assembly District in 2022. According to an analysis by Marquette University Lubar Center research fellow John Johnson, the new Sheboygan-area district leans 52.1% Democratic.


Assembly District 61
Rep. Bob Donovan, R-Greenfield, was elected to the current 81st Assembly District in 2022. According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new southwestern Milwaukee-area district leans 50.8% Republican.


Assembly District 85
Rep. Pat Snyder, R-Schofield, was elected to the current 85th Assembly District in 2016. According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new Wausau-area district leans 52.6% Republican.


Assembly District 88
The current 88th Assembly District is represented by Rep. John Macco, R-Ledgeview. Macco is not seeking reelection. According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new district, which includes De Pere, Allouez and Bellevue, leans 52.1% Republican.


Senate District 8
Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Saukville, was first elected to the current 20th Senate District in 2015, and previously served four years in the Assembly. Stroebel faces a challenge from Democratic attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin, who lost the 2023 special election for the 8th to Knodl by less than 2 percentage points. According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new district, which includes Port Washington, Grafton and Mequon, leans 53% Republican.


Senate District 14
Sen. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, was elected to the current 14th Senate District in 2020. According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new district, which sits northwest of Madison and includes Reedsburg, Richland Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin Dells and Portage, leans 53.3% Democratic.


Senate District 18
The current 18th Senate District is held by Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac, who is running in the new 20th District, into which he was drawn.The winner of the Republican primary will face Appleton Common Council member Kristin Alfheim, an Appleton Democrat. According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new district leans 55.5% Democratic.


Senate District 30
The current 30th Senate District is held by Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Green Bay. Wimberger is now running in the new 2nd District. Allouez Village President Jim Rafter, a Republican, will face Democratic business consultant Jamie Wall on the November ballot.According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new Green Bay-area district leans 52.6% Democratic.


Senate District 32
Sen. Brad Pfaff, D-Onalaska, was elected to the current 32nd Senate District in 2020. According to the Lubar Center's Johnson, the new La Crosse-area district leans 54.2% Democratic.




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