Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries, with Dane County highlighted in red | |||
Representative |
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Area | 3,511.41 sq mi (9,094.5 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 773,663 | ||
Median household income | $72,036[1] | ||
Ethnicity | |||
Cook PVI | D+18[3] |
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southern Wisconsin, covering Dane County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Sauk County and Green County, as well as portions of Richland County and Rock County.[4] The district includes Madison, the state's capital, its suburbs and some of the surrounding areas.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Mark Pocan, who succeeded current Senator Tammy Baldwin in 2013.
Historically, the district has tilted Democratic, due largely to the presence of heavily Democratic Madison. It was a swing district for much of the 1990s and early 2000s. and was held by a Republican from 1991 to 1999. However, since the 2000s round of redistricting, only the Milwaukee-based 4th District is considered more Democratic. John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 62% of the vote. Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008 with 69% of the vote to John McCain's 30%.
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Date | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created June 9, 1848 | ||||
![]() Mason C. Darling |
Democratic | June 9, 1848 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected to the short term in 1848. Retired. |
![]() Orsamus Cole |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected to the regular term in 1848. Lost re-election. |
![]() Ben C. Eastman |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Retired. |
![]() Cadwallader C. Washburn |
Republican | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 |
34th 35th 36th |
Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired. |
Luther Hanchett | Republican | March 4, 1861 – November 24, 1862 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Died. |
Vacant | November 24, 1862 – January 26, 1863 |
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![]() Walter D. McIndoe |
Republican | January 26, 1863 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Hanchett's term. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
![]() Ithamar Sloan |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Retired. |
Benjamin F. Hopkins | Republican | March 4, 1867 – January 1, 1870 |
40th 41st |
Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Died. |
Vacant | January 1, 1870 – February 23, 1870 |
41st | ||
![]() David Atwood |
Republican | February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Elected to finish Hopkins's term. Retired. | |
![]() Gerry Whiting Hazelton |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. |
![]() Lucien B. Caswell |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
44th 45th 46th 47th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost renomination. |
![]() Daniel H. Sumner |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Retired. |
![]() Edward S. Bragg |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. Lost renomination. |
![]() Richard W. Guenther |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1886. Retired. |
![]() Charles Barwig |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 |
51st 52nd 53rd |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election. |
![]() Edward Sauerhering |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. |
![]() Herman Dahle |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost renomination. |
![]() Henry Cullen Adams |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – July 9, 1906 |
58th 59th |
Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Died. |
Vacant | July 9, 1906 – September 4, 1906 |
59th | ||
![]() John M. Nelson |
Republican | September 4, 1906 – March 3, 1913 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Elected to finish Adams's term. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
![]() Michael E. Burke |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 |
63rd 64th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. |
![]() Edward Voigt |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1927 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th |
Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired. |
Charles A. Kading | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination. |
Charles W. Henney | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. |
Harry Sauthoff | Progressive | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
74th 75th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
Charles Hawks Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election. |
Harry Sauthoff | Progressive | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 |
77th 78th |
Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
![]() Robert Kirkland Henry |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – November 20, 1946 |
79th | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946 but died before next term began. |
Vacant | November 20, 1946 – April 22, 1947 |
79th 80th |
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![]() Glenn Robert Davis |
Republican | April 22, 1947 – January 3, 1957 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th |
Elected to finish Henry's term. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
![]() Donald Edgar Tewes |
Republican | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 |
85th | Elected in 1956. Lost re-election. |
![]() Robert Kastenmeier |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1991 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election. |
![]() Scott L. Klug |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1999 |
102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired. |
![]() Tammy Baldwin |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013 |
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
![]() Mark Pocan |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Recent election results[]
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan | 265,422 | 67.90 | |
Republican | Chad Lee | 124,683 | 31.90 | |
Write-In | Joe Kopsick | 6 | 0.00 | |
none | Scattering | 787 | 0.20 | |
Total votes | 390,898 | 100.0 |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 224,920 | 68.4 | |
Republican | Peter Theron | 103,619 | 31.5 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 308 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 328,847 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 273,537 | 68.7 | |
Republican | Peter Theron | 124,044 | 31.2 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 479 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 398,060 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 309,116 | 97.4 | |
Republican | Joey Wayne Reed (write-in) | 29 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Rick Cruz (write-in) | 8 | 0.0 | |
Democratic | Bradley Jason Burt (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 8,141 | 2.6 | |
Total votes | 317,295 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pocan (incumbent) | 318,523 | 69.7 | |
Republican | Peter Theron | 138,306 | 30.2 | |
Write-in | 376 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 457,205 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Election results from presidential races[]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Al Gore 58% – George W. Bush 36% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 62% – George W. Bush 37% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 69% – John McCain 30% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 68% – Mitt Romney 31% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 66% – Donald Trump 29% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 69% – Donald Trump 29% |
References[]
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Census profile: Congressional District 2, WI". Census Reporter.
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Official Wisconsin redistricting" (PDF).[dead link]
- ^ "Wisconsin Government Accountability Board County by County Congress Seats" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 21, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Scatterings votes are included as they were reported to the Clerk of the House of Representatives"Election Statistics US House of Representatives - 2012". Karen Haas, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Wisconsin Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Wisconsin Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ "Wisconsin Elections Commission". Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Canvass Results for 2020 General Election" (PDF). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
External links[]
- 2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Coordinates: 42°59′05″N 89°45′04″W / 42.98472°N 89.75111°W
- Congressional districts of Wisconsin