Wisconsin State Senate District 3

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tim Carpenter Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Tim CarpenterDemocratic · Incumbent16 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Tim Carpenter (Democratic) won by 38.1 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Tim CarpenterIncumbentDemocratic

Source: elections.wi.gov, dated Oct 6

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 40,533
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTim CarpenterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,95869.0%	69.0%
RepublicanAngel Sanchez	Republican	12,53630.9%	30.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	390.1%	0.1%

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTim CarpenterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	36,87597.4%	97.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	9852.6%	2.6%

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTim CarpenterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,29197.1%	97.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	8752.9%	2.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,305
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTim CarpenterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,40161.1%	61.1%
RepublicanAnnette Miller Krznarich	Republican	14,79638.6%	38.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1080.3%	0.3%

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTimothy W. CarpenterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	30,768100.0%	100.0%

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTimothy W. CarpenterWon	Democratic	24,431100.0%	100.0%

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBrian B. BurkeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,384100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,449
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBrian B. BurkeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,01566.8%	66.8%
RepublicanEdward J. Schultz	Republican	11,43433.2%	33.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,150
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBrian B. BurkeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,86779.8%	79.8%
RepublicanMicheal S. Anam	Republican	4,28320.3%	20.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,282
Election day: November 8, 1988
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBrian B. BurkeWon	Democratic	35,83089.0%	89.0%
IndependentKathleen Hart	Independent	4,21210.5%	10.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2400.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,143
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn O. NorquistWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,86098.8%	98.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2831.2%	1.2%

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn O. NorquistWon	Democratic	25,921100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,487
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGerald D. KleczkaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,92875.2%	75.2%
RepublicanMichael Levitch	Republican	9,55924.8%	24.8%

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGerald D. KleczkaWon	Democratic	25,345100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	50.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,232
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1964 to 1971)

Wisconsin Senate District 3, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCasimir KendziorskiWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,10074.0%	74.0%
RepublicanDonald Kasch	Republican	5,10416.3%	16.3%
IndependentThad J. Makowski	Independent	3,0289.7%	9.7%

1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026