The 2024 Election features new districts for the Wisconsin State Legislature, with all 99 Assembly districts and even-number Senate districts on the ballot this fall.
The Wisconsin State Legislature passed new state Assembly and Senate district maps submitted by Gov. Tony Evers in February, after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down maps adopted in 2022.
The justices ruled the state's legislative maps were unconstitutional and ordered new maps to be drawn before the 2024 election.
The maps were approved by majority votes in both chambers of Wisconsin's state legislature Feb. 13. Gov. Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 488 into law, adopting the new Wisconsin legislative maps Feb. 19.
The new maps are expected to lead to near-equal chances that the Republican or Democratic parties will gain control of legislative majorities.
To find your Assembly District for this election, go to the Who are my legislators? link on the Wisconsin Legislature map site.
To register to vote, find your polling place, request and absentee ballot, or see what's on your ballot go to MyVoteWI.
68th Assembly District
The 68th Assembly District is a largely rural district covering Price and Rusk counties, along with parts of Chippewa and Taylor counties.
Republican Rep. Rob Summerfield is running for the seat, even though he currently represents District 67.
Summerfield is seeking a fifth term in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Democrat Richard Pulcher is challenging Summerfield.
Summerfield and Pulcher will both be on the ballot for the Wisconsin State Assembly's 68th District on Nov. 5 when elections take place across the state.
69th Assembly District
Under the new maps, the 69th District covers almost all of Clark County with a small portion of Chippewa County and of Taylor and Marathon counties.
Republican Rep. Karen Hurd is the incumbent of the former 68th Assembly District, but after it was redrawn, she was no longer a resident of the district. Hurd moved her residence from Fall Creek to Clark County after the redistricting.
Hurd is now running in the 69th District against Democrat Roger Halls and an independent candidate, Joshua Steven Kelly, during the Nov. 5 election.
Halls, Hurd and Kelly will all be on the ballot for the Wisconsin State Assembly's 69th District on Nov. 5 when elections take place across the state.
91st Assembly District
The 91st Assembly District covers a large portion of Eau Claire County and parts of Chippewa County.
Democratic incumbent Rep. Jodi Emerson faces off against challenger Republican Michele Skinner on Nov. 5. Emerson still lives in the district after it was redrawn.
92nd Assembly District
The 92nd Assembly District now includes parts of Dunn County and Chippewa County, stretching from Menomonie to Chippewa Falls along Highway 29.
Republican Clint Moses is the incumbent for the previous 29th Assembly District. Moses no longer lives in that district. Moses is now running in the 92nd Assembly District against challenger Democrat Joe Plouff.
The 92nd has changed from a Buffalo / Trempealeau County -based district to one connecting Chippewa Falls, Lake Hallie, Elk Mound and Menomonie.
Switching geographical places with the 92nd is the 29th in the new maps, which now includes Mondovi, Independence and towns along the Mississippi River.
Senate Seats
The two Senate districts most closely associated with the Chippewa Valley are District 23, represented by Jesse James, R- Altoona ); and District 31, represented by Jeff Smith, D- Eau Claire. They are not up for reelection until 2026.
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