| Image Caption: | 2024 map defined in 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in composed of Assembly districts 76, 77, and 78 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 26 |
| Representative: | Kelda Roys |
| Residence: | Madison |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Incumbentsince: | January 4, 2021 (years) |
| Population: | 178,964 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting Age: | 151,576 |
| Percent White: | 73.84 |
| Percent Black: | 7.49 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7.27 |
| Percent Asian: | 8.27 |
| Percent Native American: | 1.29 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.09 |
| 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]
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:
The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan.[8]
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 | ||||
| align=left | 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 | |||
| 16th | 1863 | |||||
| Thomas Hood | 17th | 1864 | ||||
| 18th | 1865 | |||||
| James K. Proudfit | 19th | 1866 | ||||
| 20th | 1867 | |||||
| Carl Habich | Dem. | 21st | 1868 | |||
| 22nd | 1869 | |||||
| Romanzo E. Davis | Rep. | 23rd | 1870 | |||
| 24th | 1871 | |||||
| 25th | 1872 | |||||
| 26th | 1873 | |||||
| 27th | 1874 | |||||
| 28th | 1875 | |||||
| 29th | 1876 | |||||
| 30th | 1877 | |||||
| Matthew Anderson | Dem. | 31st | 1878 | |||
| 32nd | 1879 | |||||
| 33rd | 1880 | |||||
| 34th | 1881 | |||||
| John Adams | Dem. | 35th | 1882 | |||
| 36th | 1883–1884 | Dane County | ||||
| 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 | ||
| 42nd | 1895–1896 | |||||
| Chauncey B. Welton | Rep. | 43rd | 1897–1898 | Dane County | ||
| 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 | nowrap | 2023 - 2024 | Central Dane County | |||