Wisconsin's 10th Senate district

The 10th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[2] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises nearly all of Polk and St. Croix counties, along with much of Dunn County and a part of northwest Pierce County. The district includes the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, New Richmond, River Falls, and St. Croix Falls. It also contains landmarks such as Kinnickinnic State Park and the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway.[3]

Wisconsin's 10th
State Senate district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
composed of Assembly districts 28, 29, and 30
Senator
  Rob Stafsholt
R–New Richmond
since January 4, 2021 (2 years)
Demographics91.4% White
1.2% Black
2.5% Hispanic
1.9% Asian
1.5% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.3% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		178,810[1]
138,125
NotesNorthwest Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Rob Stafsholt is the senator representing the 10th district. He was first elected in the 2020 general election.[4] He previously served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 10th Senate district comprises the 28th, 29th, and 30th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[5]

The portion of the 10th Senate district in Dunn County is part of Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden.[6] The remainder of the district falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany.[7]

Past senators

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.

The district has previously been represented by:[8]

Senator Party Notes Session Years District Definition
District created 1848
Dodge County
William M. Dennis Dem. 1st
2nd 1849
James Giddings Dem. 3rd 1850
4th 1851
Judson Prentice Whig Redistricted to the 22nd district. 5th 1852
Marvin H. Bovee Dem. 6th 1853
James D. Reymert Dem. 7th 1854
8th 1855
Edward Gernon Dem. 9th 1856
10th 1857
1856–1860

1861–1865

1866–1870

1871–1875

1876–1881

1882–1887
Waukesha County
Denison Worthington Rep. 11th 1858
12th 1859
13th 1860
14th 1861
George C. Pratt Dem. 15th 1862
16th 1863
William Blair Natl. Union 17th 1864
18th 1865
Orson Reed Dem. 19th 1866
20th 1867
Curtis Mann Dem. 21st 1868
22nd 1869
John A. Rice Dem. 23rd 1870
24th 1871
William Blair Rep. 25th 1872
26th 1873
John A. Rice Dem. 27th 1874
28th 1875
William Blair Rep. 29th 1876
30th 1877
John A. Rice Dem. 31st 1878
32nd 1879
Richard Weaver Dem. 33rd 1880
34th 1881
Henry M. Ackley Dem. 35th 1882
36th 1883–1884
John Lins Rep. 37th 1885–1886
38th 1887–1888
Horace A. Taylor Rep. Resigned in 1889 to become U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. 39th 1889–1890
Pierce, St. Croix counties
Vacant
William H. Phipps Rep. Resigned 1894. 40th 1891–1892
41st 1893–1894
Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
Dempster Woodworth Rep. Won 1894 special election. 42nd 1895–1896
43rd 1897–1898
1896–1901

1902–1911
Pierce, St. Croix counties
44th 1899–1900
Orville W. Mosher Rep. 45th 1901–1902
46th 1903–1904
James A. Frear Rep. Resigned after being elected Wisconsin Secretary of State in 1906. 47th 1905–1906
Walter C. Owen Rep. Won 1906 special election.
Elected Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1912.		 48th 1907–1908
49th 1909–1910
50th 1911–1912
George B. Skogmo Rep. 51st 1913–1914
Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties
52nd 1915–1916
53rd 1917–1918
54th 1919–1920
55th 1921–1922
56th 1923–1924
Walter H. Hunt Rep. 57th 1925–1926
58th 1927–1928
59th 1929–1930
60th 1931–1932
61st 1933–1934
Prog. 62nd 1935–1936
Kenneth S. White Rep. 63rd 1937–1938
64th 1939–1940
Warren P. Knowles Rep. Resigned after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 1954. 65th 1941–1942
66th 1943–1944
67th 1945–1946
68th 1947–1948
69th 1949–1950
70th 1951–1952
71st 1953–1954
Vacant 72nd 1955–1956
Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties
Robert P. Knowles Rep. Won 1955 special election.
73rd 1957–1958
74th 1959–1960
75th 1961–1962
76th 1963–1964
77th 1965–1966
Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
78th 1967–1968
79th 1969–1970
80th 1971–1972
81st 1973–1974
Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties and
82nd 1975–1976
Michele Radosevich Dem. 83rd 1977–1978
84th 1979–1980
James Harsdorf Rep. 85th 1981–1982
86th 1983–1984
Burnett, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties and
western Dunn County
87th 1985–1986
Burnett, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties and
western Dunn County
88th 1987–1988
Richard Shoemaker Dem. Resigned Oct. 1989. 89th 1989–1990
Vacant
William Berndt Rep. Won 1989 special election. 90th 1991–1992
Alice Clausing Dem. 91st 1993–1994
Burnett, Pierce, St. Croix counties and
most of Polk County
and part of Dunn County
92nd 1995–1996
93rd 1997–1998
94th 1999–2000
Sheila Harsdorf Rep. Resigned Nov. 2017 after to become Secretary of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. 95th 2001–2002
96th 2003–2004
St. Croix County and
most of Burnett County,
part of Dunn County,
part of Pierce County,
and most of Polk County
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
99th 2009–2010
100th 2011–2012
101st 2013–2014
Western Burnett County,
part Dunn County,
part of Pierce County,
most of Polk County,
and most of St. Croix County
102nd 2015–2016
103rd 2017–2018
Vacant
Patty Schachtner Dem. Won 2018 special election.
104th 2019–2020
Rob Stafsholt Rep. Elected 2020. 105th 2021–2022
106th 2023–2024
Polk and St. Croix counties,
most of Dunn County,
part of Pierce County

Notes
  1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. "Senate District 10". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 10 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. Lindquist, Eric (November 4, 2020). "Stafsholt rolls to victory over Schachtner in 10th Senate District". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  5. District Map
  6. Congressional District Map
  7. Congressional District Map
  8. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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