WI-SD08: Suburban race tightly contested under new maps

Just last year, Whitefish Bay Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin narrowly lost a special election to represent Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District.

This time around, as she knocked on doors on a chilly fall day in Cedarburg, she said she was doing everything in her power to close that gap.

“This district has been trending blue for some time,” Sinykin said. “We will see soon enough whether or not those predictions play out.”

Sinykin faces Sen. Duey Stroebel, a Republican from Saukville in a state Senate race that is, by the numbers, about as competitive as they come.

Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District includes parts of Milwaukee County and also Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee Counties, also known as the WOW Counties. The area has historically been a Republican stronghold, but it’s been trending Democratic in recent years.



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