GOP Hopes to Flip
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Districts the GOP hopes to flip The Republican Party of Wisconsin has pointed to three districts in both the Assembly and Senate – that are currently held by Democratic lawmak- ers – as possible flip districts in the 2020 election. If the party holds all existing seats and adds three in both chambers, Republicans would hold a supermajority that would allow them to override vetoes by Democratic Gov. SENATE DISTRICT 10 Superior ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 74 74 2018 RESULT 2018 RESULT 54.6% 44.2% 56.2% 43.8% Democrat Republican Democrat Republican Patty Schachtner Adam Jarchow 10 Beth Meyers Jeffrey Fahl 2020 PREVIEW 2020 PREVIEW Incumbent Sen. Patty Schachtner, Incumbent Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Somerset, will face either current Wausau D-Bayfield, is slated to face state Rep. Rob Stafsholt, R-New Green Bay Republican James Bolen, of Cable. Richmond, or Cherie Link, a Meyers was first elected to the Somerset retail store owner, after a 94 30 Assembly in 2014 and is currently winner is decided in the August the minority caucus secretary. Bolen primary. Schachtner was elected by La Crosse is a resort manager and Bayfield a little more than 2,000 votes in a County Economic Development Corp. 2018 special election and Stafsholt board member. He served as has served four years in the 14 executive director for the Cable Area Assembly. 32 Chamber of Commerce for about 15 Milwaukee Madison years. SENATE DISTRICT 30 SENATE DISTRICT 32 ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 14 ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 94 2016 RESULT 2016 RESULT 2018 RESULT 2018 RESULT 51.3% 48.7% 48.9% 48.8% 48.6% 48.2% 60.2% 39.8% Democrat Republican Democrat Republican Democrat Republican Democrat Republican Dave Hansen Eric Wimberger Jennifer Shilling Dan Kapanke Robyn Vining Matt Adamczyk Steve Doyle Albert Rohland 2020 PREVIEW 2020 PREVIEW 2020 PREVIEW 2020 PREVIEW Incumbent Sen. Dave Hansen, Former Senate Minority Leader Incumbent Rep. Robyn Vining, Incumbent Rep. Steve Doyle, D-Green Bay, will not seek another Jennifer Shilling is not seeking D-Wauwatosa, will face one of three D-Onalaska faces Republican Kevin term. Former north region of Aurora another term this fall. Three Republican challengers – Bonnie Hoyer, of West Salem. Doyle won a Healthcare president Sandra Ewald Democrats, nurse Jayne Swiggum of Lee, a Wauwatosa director of 2011 special election and is currently of Green Bay, and Hansen’s nephew Gays Mills, Paul Michael Weber of La outreach ministries at Northwest minority caucus vice-chairman. Hoyer and De Pere City Council member Crosse, and former state Agriculture Baptist Church; Steven Shevey, a is a farmer and La Crosse County Jonathon Hansen of D-De Pere, face Secretary Brad Pfaff of Onalaska, face Brookfield resident who ran Board supervisor. each other in the August Democratic each other in the August primary. La unsuccessfully as a third-party primary. Eric Wimberger, a Green Crosse Republican Dan Kapanke, was candidate in 2018; and Linda Bay lawyer, is running again as a elected to the Senate seat twice Boucher, an Elmbrook School Board Republican. before losing to Shilling in a 2011 member from Brookfield who ran recall election in which she received unsuccessfully in the 2018 55% of the vote. In a 2016 rematch, Republican primary. Shilling won by only 61 votes. State Journal.