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One candidate is tracked for Wisconsin Senate District 27 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dianne Hesselbein. Candidate information follows official Dane County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Dianne Hesselbein is the sitting member, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's incumbent listing and the Legislature's roster. Wisconsin has no runoffs; the August 11 partisan primary set each party's nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified Candidates on Ballot list for the November 3, 2026 general election (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Democratic · Incumbent
Dianne Hesselbein served on the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education and on the Dane County Board of Supervisors for three terms, per her official legislator biography. She was elected to the Assembly in 2012, serving five terms before her election to the Senate in 2022, and is the Senate Democratic Leader. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.