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Wisconsin is currently divided into 8 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Wisconsin's seats remained unchanged. Wisconsin’s congressional districts are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case in favor of the Republican Party.
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination to Küstermann. Alexander Mitchell: March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 Democratic: 1st: Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 4th district. March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 4th: Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872. Retired. John L. Mitchell: March 4 ...
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi.
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district covers most of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin. The district includes the cities of Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Stevens Point, as well as many Wisconsin-based exurbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It borders the states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois.
The district contains landmarks such as Confluence Commercial Historic District, and the historic U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. [2] The district is represented by Democrat Jodi Emerson, since January 2019. [3] The 91st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 31st Senate district, along with the 92nd and 93rd Assembly districts. [4]
The 5th District was the only district in Wisconsin that John McCain won in 2008, giving 57.73% of the vote to McCain and 41.28% to Barack Obama. In 2024, Donald Trump carried the district with 60.24% of the vote, the second most only behind the 7th district. [3] For most of the 20th century, the 5th District was a Milwaukee-based district.
Tony Wied addresses supporters after winning the Wisconsin 8th Congressional District seat during a Republican election watch party on Nov. 5, 2024, at The Legacy Hotel in Green Bay, Wis.
The 2002 court-ordered redistricting also accelerated this trend by removing several of the more Republican-leaning areas of the district into the 3rd congressional district. Since the implementation of that map, only the Milwaukee-based 4th district is more Democratic. John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 62% of the vote.