2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Wisconsin Senate District 21
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Cathy Stepp (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Kimberly M. Plache (D) by 1.5 points.
Cathy SteppRepublican · winner
50.8%25,367
Kimberly M. PlacheDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%24,594
49,961 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET