Wisconsin's 26th State Senate district
Wisconsin's 26th State Senate district | |||||
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![]() Wisconsin Senate District 26, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |||||
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Demographics | 75.9% White 5.7% Black 6.4% Hispanic 9.3% Asian 0.3% Native American 2.4% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,596[1][2] 144,848 | ||||
Notes | South-central Wisconsin |
The 26th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises nearly all of the city of Madison, Wisconsin, 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, and the Kohl Center.[4]
Current elected officials[]
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.[5][6]
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)[7]
- Assembly District 77: Shelia Stubbs (D–Madison)[8]
- Assembly District 78: Lisa Subeck (D–Madison)[9]
The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan.[10]
Wisconsin State Capitol viewed over Monona Terrace from Lake Monona.
Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from State Street.
Wisconsin Historical Society.
Past senators[]
Previous senators include:[11]
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 | Rep. | 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 | ![]() WI Senate District 26, 1896-1954 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 | ||||
--Vacant-- | |||||
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 | Part of Dane County | |||
102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
Kelda Roys | Dem. | 105th | 2021–2022 |
References[]
- ^ 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 and 44 with Baldus et al vs. Brennan et al by Municipal Ward (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. October 18, 2012. pp. 191–193. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 26 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Wisconsin State Senate districts
- Dane County, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- 1856 establishments in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin stubs