Wisconsin's 9th congressional district

Wisconsin's 9th congressional district was a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin. It was created following the 1870 Census along with the 8th district, and was disbanded after the 2000 Census.

From 1965 to 2003, the district included most of the western and north-western suburbs of Milwaukee. In its final configuration, it contained all of Washington and Ozaukee counties, most of Dodge and Jefferson counties, the northern and western halves of Waukesha county and the eastern parts of Sheboygan county, including the town itself.^[1] It was usually the most Republican district in the state, voting 63% to 34% for George Bush over Al Gore at the 2000 election.^[2] The district was also the longest in the state (as well as the last) to be represented by a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party however, when the party briefly surged to dominate Wisconsin’s politics during the 1930s, being represented by Merlin Hull for twelve years until 1947, when he switched to the Republican Party. At the time, the district covered much of the far western part of the state.

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1883
Isaac Stephenson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	48th 49th 50th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired.
Myron H. McCord	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
Thomas Lynch	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
Alexander Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901	54th 55th 56th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired.
Webster E. Brown	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 10th district.
Edward S. Minor	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost renomination.
Gustav Küstermann	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	60th 61st	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
Thomas F. Konop	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
David G. Classon	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired.
George J. Schneider	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 8th district and lost re-election.
James A. Frear	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1932. Retired.
Merlin Hull	Progressive	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Died.
Merlin Hull	Republican	January 3, 1947 – May 17, 1953	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd
Vacant		May 17, 1953 – October 13, 1953	83rd
Lester Johnson	Democratic	October 13, 1953 – January 3, 1965	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Elected to finish Hull's term. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Retired.
Glenn R. Davis	Republican	January 3, 1965 – December 31, 1974	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost renomination and resigned early.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd
Bob Kasten	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	94th 95th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired to run for Governor of Wisconsin.
Jim Sensenbrenner	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2003	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 5th district.
District eliminated January 3, 2003

Electoral history[]

Wisconsin's 9th congressional district: Results 1882–2000^[3]
Year	Democrat	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1884	James Meehan	19,885	45%	Isaac Stephenson	23,414	54%		A. J. Smith	Prohibition	457	1%
1886	John Ringle	17,763	44%	Isaac Stephenson	22,518	56%	*
1888	H. W. Early	24,775	45%	Myron H. McCord	27,538	51%		A. C. Merryman	Prohibition	1,467	3%		John F. Moore	Union Labor	579	1%	*
1890	Thomas Lynch	24,491	54%	Myron H. McCord	19,151	43%		J. H. Vrooman	Prohibition	1,290	3%	*
1892	Thomas Lynch	19,608	52%	Myron H. McCord	16,519	44%		Adolph D. Pergoli	People's	1,423	4%		William D. Badger	Prohibition	26	0%
1894	Thomas Lynch	14,910	37%	Alexander Stewart	22,741	56%		John F. Miles	People's	2,187	5%		John J. Sherman	Prohibition	785	2%
1896	William W. O'Keefe	17,705	37%	Alexander Stewart	30,438	63%
1898	Wells M. Ruggles	14,373	40%	Alexander Stewart	20,825	58%		Edwin Kerswill	Prohibition	663	2%
1900	Ernest Schweppe	16,983	33%	Webster E. Brown	33,339	65%		John F. Scott	Prohibition	1,188	2%
1902	Edward Decker	11,479	41%	Edward S. Minor	15,958	57%		Thomas W. Lomas	Prohibition	518	2%
1904	B. J. McGrehan	13,124	37%	Edward S. Minor	19,764	58%		J. W. Harris	Socialist	667	2%		C. W. Lomas	Prohibition	450	1%
1906	Philip A. Badour	8,689	37%	Gustav Küstermann	14,189	61%		Joseph E. Harris	Socialist	547	2%
1908	Luther Lindauer	15,249	44%	Gustav Küstermann	18,562	54%		Joseph E. Harris	Socialist	788	2%
1910	Thomas F. Konop	12,140	46%	Gustav Küstermann	12,135	46%		Thomas J. Oliver	Socialist	1,777	7%		Alex McEathron	Prohibition	555	2%
1912	Thomas F. Konop	16,843	49%	Elmer A. Morse	16,139	46%		James Oliver	Socialist	1,138	3%		Jason L. Sizer	Prohibition	631	2%
1914	Thomas F. Konop	15,462	51%	John W. Reynolds, Sr.	13,525	45%		Thomas J. Oliver	Socialist	1,157	4%
1916	Thomas F. Konop	18,078	46%	David G. Classon	20,614	53%		Frederick Nanman	Socialist	576	2%
1918	Andrew R. McDonald	10,702	40%	David G. Classon	16,352	60%
1920	Andrew R. McDonald	20,108	37%	David G. Classon	32,027	59%		Harry G. Hanrahan	Socialist	1,933	4%
1922	(no candidate)			George J. Schneider	35,117	62%		Henry Graass	Independent	22,015	39%
1924	T. J. Reinert	18,449	29%	George J. Schneider	45,159	71%
1926	(no candidate)			George J. Schneider	41,498	100%
1928	James H. McGillan	33,302	39%	George J. Schneider	52,300	60%		Maria I. A. Nelson	Prohibition	967	1%
1930	(no candidate)			George J. Schneider	43,080	100%
1932	Miles H. McNally	39,874	43%	James A. Frear	52,680	57%
1934	Willis E. Donley	20,828	24%	Knute Anderson	20,043	23%		Merlin Hull	Progressive	42,422	50%		Paul Boyd	Socialist	2,279	3%
1936	Edwin J. Larkin	14,702	19%	(no candidate)				Merlin Hull	Progressive	61,593	81%
1938	William F. Crane	5,066	6%	Hugh M. Jones	32,375	40%		Merlin Hull	Progressive	42,880	53%
1940	James E. Hughes	6,763	6%	John R. Nygaard	47,825	41%		Merlin Hull	Progressive	61,009	53%
1942	Jack E. Joyce	3,448	6%	George H. Hipke	19,972	33%		Merlin Hull	Progressive	37,919	62%
1944	(no candidate)			(no candidate)				Merlin Hull	Progressive	48,064	99%		Adolph Maassen	Socialist	736	2%
1946	(no candidate)			Merlin Hull	70,527	99%		Adolph Maassen	Socialist	695	1%
1948	(no candidate)			Merlin Hull	76,903	99%		Howard C. Hendricks	Socialist	708	1%
1950	Arthur L. Henning	24,871	29%	Merlin Hull	60,337	71%
1952	Kent L. Pillsbury	43,437	35%	Merlin Hull	81,258	65%
1953	Lester Johnson	27,852	57%	Arthur L. Padrutt	21,127	43%
1954	Lester Johnson	52,485	55%	William E. Owen	42,234	45%
1956	Lester Johnson	62,476	51%	Arthur L. Peterson	59,024	49%
1958	Lester Johnson	55,420	63%	Charles A. Hornback	32,425	37%
1960	Lester Johnson	74,268	57%	Perry M. Hull	57,069	44%
1962	Lester Johnson	50,025	56%	Dennis B. Danielson	39,955	44%
1964	James P. Buckley	85,071	45%	Glenn R. Davis	105,332	55%
1966	James P. Buckley	47,674	36%	Glenn R. Davis	85,297	64%
1968	Carol E. Baumann	73,891	37%	Glenn R. Davis	126,392	63%
1970	Fred N. Tabak	78,123	48%	Glenn R. Davis	84,723	52%
1972	Ralph A. Fine	76,585	37%	Glenn R. Davis	128,230	61%		George Reed	American	4,024	2%
1974	Lynn Adelman	66,071	45%	Robert W. Kasten, Jr.	77,733	53%		William D. Quirk	American	3,037	2%
1976	Lynn M. McDonald	84,706	34%	Robert W. Kasten, Jr.	163,791	66%
1978	Matthew J. Flynn	75,207	39%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	118,386	61%
1980	Gary C. Benedict	56,838	22%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	206,227	78%
1982	(no candidate)			F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	111,503	100%
1984	John Krause	64,157	26%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	180,247	73%		Stephen K. Hauser	Constitution	1,306	1%
1986	Thomas G. Popp	38,636	22%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	138,766	78%
1988	Thomas J. Hickey	62,003	25%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	185,093	75%
1990	(no candidate)			F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	117,967	100%
1992		77,362	28%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	192,898	70%		David E. Marlow	Independent	4,619	2%		Jeffrey Holt Millikin	Libertarian	1,881	1%	*
1994	(no candidate)			F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	141,617	100%	*
1996		67,740	25%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	197,910	74%	*
1998	(no candidate)			F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	175,533	91%		Jeffrey M. Gonyo	Independent	16,419	9%	*
2000		83,720	26%	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	239,498	74%	*

Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1886, write-ins received 50 votes. In 1888, write-ins received 122 votes. In 1890, George Wilbur Peck received 25 votes as a write-in. In 1992, write-ins received 27 votes. In 1994, write-ins received 336 votes. In 1996, write-ins received 225 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 368 votes. In 2000, write-ins received 237 votes.

References[]

^ Alamanac of American politics 2002 edition, Michael Barone, pages 1646,1676-8
^ Barone
^ "Wisconsin U.S. House elections, 1848-2008" (PDF). Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs - University of Minnesota. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

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

[1] Alamanac of American politics 2002 edition, Michael Barone, pages 1646,1676-8

[2] Barone

[clerkresults-3] "Wisconsin U.S. House elections, 1848-2008" (PDF). Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs - University of Minnesota. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

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