Staggered Senate
Senators serve four-year terms; the odd-numbered districts are on the ballot in midterm years and the even-numbered ones in presidential years.
Wisconsin › Wisconsin State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Wisconsin State Senate District 3
Tim Carpenter has no major-party opponent.
Tim Carpenter has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Tim Carpenter
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+30: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 173,742
- People per km²
- 2,692
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 19%
- White, no degree
- 29%of adults
- White 31%
- Hispanic 52%
- Black 8%
- Asian 6%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
60,293 two-party votes · D+28.2 · D+29.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)64.1%
Donald Trump (R)35.9%
2022 Earlier district lines
40,494 votes · D+38.1✓ Tim Carpenter (D)69.0%
Angel Sanchez (R)31.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
59,879 two-party votes · D+34.3 · D+29.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)67.1%
Donald Trump (R)32.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
36,875 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tim Carpenter (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
55,295 two-party votes · D+36.1 · D+33.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)68.0%
Donald Trump (R)32.0%
2014 Earlier district lines
29,291 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tim Carpenter (D)100.0%