Wisconsin's 26th Senate district

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]

Wisconsin's 26th State Senate district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 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
Senator	Kelda Roys D–Madison since January 4, 2021 (3 years)
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

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.^[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]

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  Wisconsin State Capitol viewed over Monona Terrace from Lake Monona
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  Warner Park
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  Lake View Sanatorium
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  Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus
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  Camp Randall arch
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  Lake Mendota viewed from Observatory Drive
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  Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from State Street
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  Wisconsin Historical Society
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  Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center
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  Capital Springs State Recreation Area
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  Sunset over Lake Monona

Past senators

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
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 Town of Berry Town of Black Earth Town of Blue Mounds Town of Dane Town of Fitchburg Town of Madison Town of Mazomanie Town of Montrose Town of Oregon Town of Perry Town of Primrose Town of Roxbury Town of Springdale Town of Verona City of Madison
			16th	1863
Thomas Hood	Natl. Union		17th	1864
			18th	1865
James K. Proudfit	Natl. Union		19th	1866
			20th	1867	Western Dane County Town of Berry Town of Black Earth Town of Blue Mounds Town of Cross Plains Town of Dane Town of Fitchburg Town of Madison Town of Mazomanie Town of Middleton Town of Montrose Town of Oregon Town of Perry Town of Primrose Town of Roxbury Town of Springdale Town of Springfield Town of Vermont Town of Verona City of Madison
Carl Habich	Dem.		21st	1868
			22nd	1869
Romanzo E. Davis	Rep.		23rd	1870
			24th	1871
			25th	1872	Western Dane County Town of Berry Town of Black Earth Town of Blue Mounds Town of Cross Plains Town of Dane Town of Fitchburg Town of Madison Town of Mazomanie Town of Middleton Town of Montrose Town of Oregon Town of Perry Town of Primrose Town of Roxbury Town of Rutland Town of Springdale Town of Springfield Town of Vermont Town of Verona Town of Vienna Town of Westport 1870 population: 26,154
			26th	1873
	Lib. Rep.		27th	1874
			28th	1875
	Reform		29th	1876
			30th	1877	Western Dane County Town of Berry Town of Black Earth Town of Blue Mounds Town of Cross Plains Town of Dane Town of Fitchburg Town of Mazomanie Town of Middleton Town of Montrose Town of Perry Town of Primrose Town of Roxbury Town of Springdale Town of Springfield Town of Vermont Town of Verona Town of Westport 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	Central Dane County
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
Kelda Roys	Dem.	Elected 2020.	105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Central Dane County

References

1. "Senate District 26". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 26 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
3. "Senator Kelda Roys". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
4. Reilly, Briana (August 11, 2020). "Kelda Roys prevails in seven-way Democratic contest for Madison Senate seat". The Capital Times. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
5. "Representative Francesca Hong". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
6. "Representative Shelia Stubbs". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
7. "Representative Lisa Subeck". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
8. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
9. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

External links

• Senate District 26 at Wisconsin Legislature
  • Senator Kelda Roys (2023)
  • Senator Kelda Roys (2021)
  • Senator Fred A. Risser (2019)
  • Senator Fred A. Risser (2017)