Wisconsin state Senate

All of Wisconsin's Assembly seats and half of Senate seats are up for election this fall. On Aug. 13, voters will narrow down the candidates in the partisan primary. Here are some interesting races in the Milwaukee area.

Republican Sen. Dan Feyen was drawn in to the new District 20. He faces Democrat Michael Rapp on Nov. 5.

Two Republican lawmakers were drawn into the new state Senate District 8 — Duey Stroebel and Dan Knodl. Stroebel faces Democratic challenger Jodi Habush Sinykin on Nov. 5.

One Democrat, incumbent LaTonya Johnson, is running for Senate District 6 on Nov. 5.

One Democrat, Dora Drake, is running for Senate District 4 on Nov. 5. The seat was vacated by former Sen. Lena Taylor.

A Wisconsin judge says the state Senate's vote to fire a top elections official last month had no effect. Dane County Judge Ann Peacock ruled Friday that Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, will remain in office while a lawsuit plays out.

Republican state Rep. Dan Knodl and Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin are vying for former state Sen. Alberta Darling's 8th District seat in Wisconsin's April election. This race will determine if Republicans gain a supermajority in the state Senate.