Wisconsin State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Wisconsin Senate District 32
A district of about 177,000 people, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+3.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Brad Pfaff (D) · won52.3%
- Stacey Klein (R)47.6%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Wisconsin State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Brad Pfaff (D) | Stacey Klein (R) | 4.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Brad Pfaff (D) | Dan Kapanke (R) | 0.6 |
| 2016 | Jennifer Shilling (D) | Dan Kapanke (R) | 0.1 |
| 2012 | Jennifer Shilling (D) | Bill Feehan (R) | 16.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Dan Kapanke (R) | Tara Johnson (D) | 2.9 |
| 2004 | Dan Kapanke (R) | Brad Pfaff (D) | 5.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Mark Meyer (D)Flip | Dan Kapanke (R) | 2.1 |
| 1996 | Brian D. Rude (R) | David Wulf (D) | 50.2 |
| 1992 | Brian D. Rude (R) | Diane Leslie Snyder (D) | 27.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Brian D. Rude (R) | John Lindner (D) | 44.4 |
| 1984 | Brian D. Rude (R) | Virgil Roberts (D) | 8.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Paul Offner (D) | William T. Riley (R) | 13.8 |
| 1976 | Paul Offner (D)Flip | Douglas Farmer (R) | 16.7 |
| 1972 | Milo G. Knutson (R) | David L. Forer (D) | 24.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Milo G. Knutson (R) | David L. Brye (D) | 22.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 32
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 32's area in each.
- U.S. House
- WI-3 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+2.6 |
| U.S. Senate | D+5.5 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Wisconsin. The black marker is District 32.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Less dense than 62% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 3133% college gradsD+3.2Held DDistrict 14
27% college gradsD+2.3Not up in 2026District 17
29% college gradsD+2.4Flipped DDistrict 15
26% college gradsD+8.9Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET