Election Preview: Wisconsin 8th State Senate District

Incumbent Republican state Sen. Alberta Darling is facing no opposition in her re-election bid in the 8th State Senate District on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Darling will represent a district with new boundaries this year in the wake of redistricting prompted by population shifts in the 2010 census. The district encompasses portions of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha and Washington counties. It includes Whitefish Bay, Fox Point and Menomonee Falls.

Wisconsin state senators serve four-year terms and earn $49,943.00 annually. The also receive a per diem of $88 per day for each day they work in Madison.

Candidate profiles

• Republican Alberta Darling (incumbent)