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Wisconsin's 26th Senate district

American legislative district in Dane County, Wisconsin

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image caption	2024 map defined in [2023 Wisc. Act 94](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/acts/94)
2022 map defined in [ Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=512188)
2011 map was defined in [2011 Wisc. Act 43](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/43)
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 ()
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](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/districts/senate/26)
notes	Madison, Wisconsin

| | From 2024 to 2031 | | From 2022 to 2023 | | From 2012 to 2021 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 The 26th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. 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 city of Monona, the villages of Maple Bluff and Shorewood Hills, most of the village of McFarland, and the northeast part of the city of Fitchburg 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.

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.

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)
Assembly District 77: Renuka Mayadev (D–Madison)
Assembly District 78: Shelia Stubbs (D–Madison)

The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan.

File:MononaTerraceClose.jpg|Wisconsin State Capitol viewed over Monona Terrace from Lake Monona File:Warner Park - panoramio (8).jpg|Warner Park File:Lake View Sanatorium.jpg|Lake View Sanatorium File:Bascom_Hall_in_Madison.JPG|Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus File:Camp Randall arch (2).jpg|Camp Randall arch File:Lake_Mendota_from_Observatory_Drive.JPG|Lake Mendota viewed from Observatory Drive File:Downtown Madison.jpg|Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from State Street File:State-historical-society.jpg|Wisconsin Historical Society File:Alliant Energy Center Exposition Hall exterior.jpg|Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center File:Capital_Springs_State_Recreation_Area_-panoramio(2).jpg|Capital Springs State Recreation Area File:Sunset_at_Stone_Bridge_Park.jpg|Sunset over Lake Monona

Past senators

Previous senators include:

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.](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1856/related/acts/109.pdf)	1856	Western Dane County
Hiram C. Bull		Rep.		[10th](10th-wisconsin-legislature)	1857
Andrew Proudfit	Dem.		[11th](11th-wisconsin-legislature)	1858
[12th](12th-wisconsin-legislature)	1859
John B. Sweat	Dem.		[13th](13th-wisconsin-legislature)	1860
[14th](14th-wisconsin-legislature)	1861
Benjamin F. Hopkins	Rep.		[15th](15th-wisconsin-legislature)	1862	{{Collapsible list	title=Western Dane County	titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[16th](16th-wisconsin-legislature)	1863
Thomas Hood	Natl. Union		[17th](17th-wisconsin-legislature)	1864
[18th](18th-wisconsin-legislature)	1865
James K. Proudfit	Natl. Union		[19th](19th-wisconsin-legislature)	1866
[20th](20th-wisconsin-legislature)	1867	{{Collapsible list	title=Western Dane County	titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
Carl Habich	Dem.		[21st](21st-wisconsin-legislature)	1868
[22nd](22nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1869
Romanzo E. Davis	Rep.		[23rd](23rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1870
[24th](24th-wisconsin-legislature)	1871
[25th](25th-wisconsin-legislature)	1872	{{Collapsible list	title=Western Dane County	titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[26th](26th-wisconsin-legislature)	1873
Lib. Rep.	[27th](27th-wisconsin-legislature)	1874
[28th](28th-wisconsin-legislature)	1875
Reform	[29th](29th-wisconsin-legislature)	1876
[30th](30th-wisconsin-legislature)	1877	{{Collapsible list	title=Western Dane County	titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
Matthew Anderson	Dem.		[31st](31st-wisconsin-legislature)	1878
[32nd](32nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1879
[33rd](33rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1880
[34th](34th-wisconsin-legislature)	1881
John Adams	Dem.		[35th](35th-wisconsin-legislature)	1882
[36th](36th-wisconsin-legislature)	1883–1884	Dane County
James Conklin	Dem.		[37th](37th-wisconsin-legislature)	1885–1886
[38th](38th-wisconsin-legislature)	1887–1888
Willett Main	Rep.		[39th](39th-wisconsin-legislature)	1889–1890
[40th](40th-wisconsin-legislature)	1891–1892
Robert McKee Bashford	Dem.		[41st](41st-wisconsin-legislature)	1893–1894	Most of Dane County

[42nd](42nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1895–1896
Chauncey B. Welton	Rep.		[43rd](43rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1897–1898	[[File:Map_of_Wisconsin_highlighting_Dane_County.svg	center	thumb	WI Senate District 26, 1896-1954]]
Dane County

[44th](44th-wisconsin-legislature)	1899–1900
George P. Miller	Rep.		[45th](45th-wisconsin-legislature)	1901–1902
[46th](46th-wisconsin-legislature)	1903–1904
Albert M. Stondall	Rep.		[47th](47th-wisconsin-legislature)	1905–1906
[48th](48th-wisconsin-legislature)	1907–1908
John S. Donald	Rep.		[49th](49th-wisconsin-legislature)	1909–1910
[50th](50th-wisconsin-legislature)	1911–1912
Henry Huber	Rep.		[51st](51st-wisconsin-legislature)	1913–1914
[52nd](52nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1915–1916
[53rd](53rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1917–1918
[54th](54th-wisconsin-legislature)	1919–1920
[55th](55th-wisconsin-legislature)	1921–1922
[56th](56th-wisconsin-legislature)	1923–1924
Harry Sauthoff	Rep.		[57th](57th-wisconsin-legislature)	1925–1926
[58th](58th-wisconsin-legislature)	1927–1928
Glenn D. Roberts	Rep.		[59th](59th-wisconsin-legislature)	1929–1930
[60th](60th-wisconsin-legislature)	1931–1932
Alvin C. Reis		Rep.	Resigned 1934.	[61st](61st-wisconsin-legislature)	1933–1934
Harold Groves		Prog.	Won 1934 special election.	[62nd](62nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1935–1936
Fred E. Risser	Prog.		[63rd](63rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1937–1938
[64th](64th-wisconsin-legislature)	1939–1940
[65th](65th-wisconsin-legislature)	1941–1942
[66th](66th-wisconsin-legislature)	1943–1944
[67th](67th-wisconsin-legislature)	1945–1946
[68th](68th-wisconsin-legislature)	1947–1948
Gaylord Nelson	Dem.		[69th](69th-wisconsin-legislature)	1949–1950
[70th](70th-wisconsin-legislature)	1951–1952
[71st](71st-wisconsin-legislature)	1953–1954
[72nd](72nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1955–1956	Part of Dane County
Horace W. Wilkie	Dem.	Resigned June 1962 after appointment to Wisconsin Supreme Court.	[73rd](73rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1957–1958
[74th](74th-wisconsin-legislature)	1959–1960
[75th](75th-wisconsin-legislature)	1961–1962
--Vacant--
Fred A. Risser	Dem.	Won 1962 special election.	[76th](76th-wisconsin-legislature)	1963–1964
[77th](77th-wisconsin-legislature)	1965–1966	Part of Dane County
[78th](78th-wisconsin-legislature)	1967–1968
[79th](79th-wisconsin-legislature)	1969–1970
[80th](80th-wisconsin-legislature)	1971–1972
[81st](81st-wisconsin-legislature)	1973–1974	Part of Dane County
[82nd](82nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1975–1976
[83rd](83rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1977–1978
[84th](84th-wisconsin-legislature)	1979–1980
[85th](85th-wisconsin-legislature)	1981–1982
[86th](86th-wisconsin-legislature)	1983–1984	Part of Dane County
[87th](87th-wisconsin-legislature)	1985–1986	Part of Dane County
[88th](88th-wisconsin-legislature)	1987–1988
[89th](89th-wisconsin-legislature)	1989–1990
[90th](90th-wisconsin-legislature)	1991–1992
[91st](91st-wisconsin-legislature)	1993–1994	Part of Dane County
[92nd](92nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1995–1996
[93rd](93rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1997–1998
[94th](94th-wisconsin-legislature)	1999–2000
[95th](95th-wisconsin-legislature)	2001–2002
[96th](96th-wisconsin-legislature)	2003–2004	Part of Dane County
[97th](97th-wisconsin-legislature)	2005–2006
[98th](98th-wisconsin-legislature)	2007–2008
[99th](99th-wisconsin-legislature)	2009–2010
[100th](100th-wisconsin-legislature)	2011–2012
[101st](101st-wisconsin-legislature)	2013–2014	[[File:2011 WI Sen 26.png	frameless	center	300px]] Central Dane County
[102nd](102nd-wisconsin-legislature)	2015–2016
[103rd](103rd-wisconsin-legislature)	2017–2018
[104th](104th-wisconsin-legislature)	2019–2020
Kelda Roys	Dem.	Elected 2020.Re-elected 2024.	[105th](105th-wisconsin-legislature)	2021–2022
[106th](106th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2023–2024	[[File:2022 WI Sen 26.png	frameless	center	300px]] Central Dane County
[107th](107th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2025–2026	[[File:2024 WI Sen 26.svg	frameless	center	150px]] Central Dane County

References

"Senate District 26".
"Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 26 Boundaries".
"Senator Kelda Roys".
Reilly, Briana. (August 11, 2020). "Kelda Roys prevails in seven-way Democratic contest for Madison Senate seat". [[The Capital Times]].
"Representative Francesca Hong".
"Representative Shelia Stubbs".
"State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts".
Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666.

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