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STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 1

State Senate District 1; Wisconsin

My vote power

High

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: High · 66 out of 100

This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 180,530 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,914,872 ÷ 180,530) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.12, measured against a statewide vote in WI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.

High representation → My vote power: High.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".

About this office

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates

Independent · declared

A small-business owner and Green Bay radio host who served as a Brown County supervisor and once chaired the county Republican Party before leaving it. He wants lower living costs and better school funding to ease property taxes.

Republican · declared

An Army infantry veteran and National Guard drill sergeant who farms his family's New Franken homestead and worked five years as a state senator's district director. He wants lower taxes and spending, plus more workforce and affordable housing.

Sources: elections.wi.gov23