Wisconsin's 26th Senate district
Wisconsin's 26th State Senate district | |||||
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2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 composed of Assembly districts 76, 77, and 78 | |||||
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Demographics | 73.84% White 7.49% Black 7.27% Hispanic 8.27% Asian 1.29% Native American 0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 178,964 151,576 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
Notes | Madison, Wisconsin |
The 26th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises Downtown Madison, Wisconsin as well as most of the city's near west, south, east and north sides. The 26th also includes the suburban cities of Monona, the villages of Maple Bluff and Shorewood Hills, and most of the village of McFarland, in central Dane County. The district contains landmarks such as the Wisconsin State Capitol, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, the University of Wisconsin Arboretum, historic Forest Hill Cemetery, Edgewood College, Monona Terrace, Camp Randall Stadium, and the Kohl Center.[2]
Current elected officials
[edit]Kelda Roys is the senator representing the 26th district. She was first elected in the 2020 general election. Before serving as a senator, she was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2009 to 2013.[3][4]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 26th Senate district comprises the 76th, 77th, and 78th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
- Assembly District 76: Francesca Hong (D–Madison)[5]
- Assembly District 77: Shelia Stubbs (D–Madison)[6]
- Assembly District 78: Lisa Subeck (D–Madison)[7]
The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan.[8]
- Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus
- Camp Randall arch
- Lake Mendota viewed from Observatory Drive
- Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from State Street
- Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center
- Sunset over Lake Monona
Past senators
[edit]Previous senators include:[9]
Note: the boundaries of districts have changed repeatedly over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting.
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created by 1856 Wisc. Act 109. | 1856 | Western Dane County | |||
Hiram C. Bull | Rep. | 10th | 1857 | ||
Andrew Proudfit | Dem. | 11th | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
John B. Sweat | Dem. | 13th | 1860 | ||
14th | 1861 | ||||
Benjamin F. Hopkins | Rep. | 15th | 1862 | Western Dane County
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16th | 1863 | ||||
Thomas Hood | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||
18th | 1865 | ||||
James K. Proudfit | Natl. Union | 19th | 1866 | ||
20th | 1867 | Western Dane County
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Carl Habich | Dem. | 21st | 1868 | ||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
Romanzo E. Davis | Rep. | 23rd | 1870 | ||
24th | 1871 | ||||
25th | 1872 | Western Dane County
1870 population: 26,154 | |||
26th | 1873 | ||||
Lib. Rep. | 27th | 1874 | |||
28th | 1875 | ||||
Reform | 29th | 1876 | |||
30th | 1877 | Western Dane County
1875 population: 20,435 | |||
Matthew Anderson | Dem. | 31st | 1878 | ||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
33rd | 1880 | ||||
34th | 1881 | ||||
John Adams | Dem. | 35th | 1882 | ||
36th | 1883–1884 | Dane County 1880 population: 53,234 1885 population: 58,400 | |||
James Conklin | Dem. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
Willett Main | Rep. | 39th | 1889–1890 | ||
40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
Robert McKee Bashford | Dem. | 41st | 1893–1894 | Most of Dane County 1890 population: 45,093 | |
42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
Chauncey B. Welton | Rep. | 43rd | 1897–1898 | ![]() Dane County 1895 population: 65,669 1900 population: 69,435 1910 population: 77,435 | |
44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
George P. Miller | Rep. | 45th | 1901–1902 | ||
46th | 1903–1904 | ||||
Albert M. Stondall | Rep. | 47th | 1905–1906 | ||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
John S. Donald | Rep. | 49th | 1909–1910 | ||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
Henry Huber | Rep. | 51st | 1913–1914 | ||
52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
53rd | 1917–1918 | ||||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
56th | 1923–1924 | ||||
Harry Sauthoff | Rep. | 57th | 1925–1926 | ||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
Glenn D. Roberts | Rep. | 59th | 1929–1930 | ||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
Alvin C. Reis | Rep. | Resigned 1934. | 61st | 1933–1934 | |
Harold Groves | Prog. | Won 1934 special election. | 62nd | 1935–1936 | |
Fred E. Risser | Prog. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
Gaylord Nelson | Dem. | 69th | 1949–1950 | ||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | Part of Dane County | |||
Horace W. Wilkie | Dem. | Resigned June 1962 after appointment to Wisconsin Supreme Court. | 73rd | 1957–1958 | |
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
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Fred A. Risser | Dem. | Won 1962 special election. | 76th | 1963–1964 | |
77th | 1965–1966 | Part of Dane County | |||
78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
81st | 1973–1974 | Part of Dane County | |||
82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
86th | 1983–1984 | Part of Dane County | |||
87th | 1985–1986 | Part of Dane County | |||
88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
91st | 1993–1994 | Part of Dane County | |||
92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | Part of Dane County | |||
97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
101st | 2013–2014 | ![]() | |||
102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
Kelda Roys | Dem. | Elected 2020. | 105th | 2021–2022 | |
106th | 2023–2024 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Senate District 26". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 26 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Kelda Roys". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Reilly, Briana (August 11, 2020). "Kelda Roys prevails in seven-way Democratic contest for Madison Senate seat". The Capital Times. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "Representative Francesca Hong". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Shelia Stubbs". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Lisa Subeck". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.