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2024 Wisconsin State Legislature Voter Guide: Senate District 24
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Democrat Collin McNamara is facing Republican incumbent Patrick Testin in the race for Senate District 24 in the 2024 election.
This is part of The Recombobulation Area and Civic Media’s 2024 Wisconsin State Legislature Voter Guide. Read the first part of the series, “New Board, New Game,” here. See the full district-by-district breakdown of the Wisconsin State Senate here. See the comprehensive Voter Guide here.
R: Patrick Testin*
Of these “safe Republican” districts, this is one that the math suggests would project to be the closest result. But incumbent State Senator Patrick Testin is a clear favorite in this central Wisconsin district that includes the cities of Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids. Testin has recently served as the Chair of the Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, and a member of the Joint Committee on Finance.
In 2022, Testin came in second in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor, finishing with 18.4% of the vote, behind Roger Roth. In 2020, after serving as the chair of the Committee on Health and holding no public hearings during the height of the pandemic, he was re-elected by a double-digit margin. Now in 2024, seeking his third term, he’ll face political newcomer Collin McNamara.
CNalysis: Very Likely R
- Proj. margin: R+14
Modeled 2022 outcome: R+15.0
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