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Wisconsin's 21st Senate district

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The 21st Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises northeast Racine County and southwest Milwaukee County. It includes the city of Franklin, the northern half of the city of Racine, the western half of the city of Greenfield, and part of southwest Milwaukee, as well as the villages of Greendale, Hales Corners, Caledonia, Wind Point, and North Bay.[2]

Wisconsin's 21st
State Senate district
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Map
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 61, 62, and 63
Senator
 Van H. Wanggaard
R–Racine
since January 5, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics74% White
9.76% Black
10.86% Hispanic
3.71% Asian
1.91% Native American
0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		179,184
139,923
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesSoutheast Wisconsin

Current elected officials

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Van H. Wanggaard is the senator representing the 21st district. He was elected to his first term in the 2010 general election, but was removed from office in a recall election in 2012. He subsequently was returned to office in the 2014 general election, and is now in his second four-year term.[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 21st Senate district comprises the 61st, 62nd, and 63rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[4]

The district, in its current boundaries, crosses three congressional districts. Most of the district is contained within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil. The portion of the district in Greenfield falls within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by Scott L. Fitzgerald. The portion of the district in the city of Milwaukee falls within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, represented by Gwen Moore.[5]

Recalls

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The 21st Senate district is unique in Wisconsin recall history. In 1996, it became the first district in which a Wisconsin state legislator was successfully removed from office via recall election, when Kimberly Plache defeated George Petak. With the recall of Van H. Wanggaard in 2012, it became the only Wisconsin district where there have been more than one successful recall elections.[6]

Boundaries

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As with all state senate and assembly seats, the boundaries of the 21st have moved over time during decennial redistricting. Senators of previous eras have represented different geographic areas.

The district was created after the 1850 census and reapportionment and was drawn for Winnebago County, in central Wisconsin. The inaugural holder was Coles Bashford in the 6th session of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1853.

In the 19th century, the district included at various times Marathon, Oconto, Shawano and Waupaca counties, and was located within the now-defunct 9th Congressional District

For most of the 20th century, the district covered the city of Racine and Racine County, in southeastern Wisconsin, within the boundaries of the 1st Congressional District.

In redistricting after the 2010 census, the city of Racine was mostly removed and rural and suburban portions of Kenosha County were added to the district, turning the 21st into a safe Republican seat.[7]

The 2024 redistricting again dramatically reshaped the district, removing all of Kenosha County and most of Racine County. The district instead moved back into the city of Racine, comprising the city's north side and stretching north into southwest Milwaukee County. Under the new map, it is projected to be one of the most competitive districts in the state Senate.

Past senators

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The 21st senate district has had several notable officeholders, including American Civil War General John Azor Kellogg and Wisconsin Governors Coles Bashford and Walter Samuel Goodland.

A list of all previous senators from this district:

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict definition
District created by 1852 Wisc. Act 499.1852
1852–1856

1856–1860

1861–1865

1866–1870
Winnebago County
Coles BashfordWhigWon 1852 election.
Resigned 1855, elected Governor of Wisconsin.		6th1853
7th1854
Rep.8th1855
John FitzgeraldDem.Won 1855 special election.9th1856
Edwin WheelerRep.10th1857
11th1858
Ganem W. WashburnRep.12th1859
13th1860
Horace O. CraneRep.Resigned June 1861.14th1861
Samuel M. HayRep.Won 1861 special election.15th1862
Joseph B. HamiltonRep.16th1863
17th1864
George S. BarnumNatl. Union18th1865
19th1866
George GaryNatl. UnionResigned Oct. 1867.20th1867
William G. RitchRep.Won 1867 special election.21st1868
Ira W. FisherRep.22nd1869
23rd1870
James H. FosterRep.Redistricted to 19th district.24th1871
Myron ReedDem.25th1872
Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca counties, and
& Lincoln County (organized 1876)
Myron H. McCordRep.26th1873
27th1874
Willis C. SilverthornDem.28th1875
29th1876
Henry MumbrueLib. Rep.30th1877
Marathon, Portage, and Waupaca counties
31st1878
John Azor KelloggRep.32nd1879
33rd1880
Charles F. CrosbyRep.34th1881
35th1882
John RingleDem.36th1883–1884
Shawano, Waupaca, and Marathon counties
37th1885–1886
John E. LeahyRep.38th1887–1888
39th1889–1890
Shawano and Waupaca counties, and
Joseph H. WoodnorthDem.40th1891–1892
41st1893–1894
Portage and Waushara counties, and
John PhillipsRep.42nd1895–1896
43rd1897–1898
1896–1901

1902–1911
Portage and Waupaca counties
William H. HattonRep.44th1899–1900
45th1901–1902
46th1903–1904
47th1905–1906
Edward E. BrowneRep.48th1907–1908
49th1909–1910
50th1911–1912
Edward F. KileenRep.51st1913–1914
Waushara, Adams, Juneau, and Marquette counties
Frank H. HansonRep.52nd1915–1916
53rd1917–1918
John A. ConantRep.54th1919–1920
55th1921–1922
Max W. HeckRep.56th1923–1924
1922–1953

1954–1963
Racine County
57th1925–1926
Walter S. GoodlandRep.Won 1926 election.
Re-elected 1930.
Elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 1934.		58th1927–1928
59th1929–1930
60th1931–1932
61st1933–1934
Joseph ClancyDem.62nd1935–1936
63rd1937–1938
Kenneth L. GreenquistProg.64th1939–1940
65th1941–1942
Edward F. HilkerRep.66th1943–1944
67th1945–1946
68th1947–1948
69th1949–1950
Gerald T. FlynnDem.70th1951–1952
71st1953–1954
Lynn E. StalbaumDem.Won 1954 election.
Re-elected 1958, 1962.
Resigned 1964 after election to U.S. House.		72nd1955–1956
73rd1957–1958
74th1959–1960
75th1961–1962
76th1963–1964
Henry DormanDem.Won 1965 special election.
Re-elected 1966, 1970, 1974.
Defeated in 1978 primary.		77th1965–1966
Southeast Racine County
78th1967–1968
79th1969–1970
80th1971–1972
81st1973–1974
82nd1975–1976
83rd1977–1978
Joseph A. StrohlDem.Won 1978 election.
Re-elected 1982, 1986.
Majority Leader 1987-1990.
Defeated in 1990 election.		84th1979–1980
85th1981–1982
86th1983–1984
Central and Eastern Racine County
87th1985–1986
88th1987–1988
89th1989–1990
George PetakRepublicanWon 1990 election.
Re-elected 1994.
Defeated in 1996 recall election.		90th1991–1992
91st1993–1994
Southern and Eastern Racine County
92nd1995–1996
Kimberly PlacheDem.Won 1996 recall election.
Re-elected 1998.
Defeated in 2002 election.
93rd1997–1998
94th1999–2000
95th2001–2002
Cathy SteppRep.Won 2002 election.
Did not seek re-election.		96th2003–2004
Central and Eastern Racine County
97th2005–2006
John LehmanDem.Won 2006 election.
Defeated in 2010 election.		98th2007–2008
99th2009–2010
Van H. WanggaardRep.Won 2010 election.
Defeated in 2012 recall election.		100th2011–2012
John LehmanDem.Won 2012 recall election.
Did not seek re-election.
101st2013–2014
Central and Western Racine County
Central and Western Kenosha County
Van H. WanggaardRep.Won 2014 election.
Re-elected 2018, 2022.		102nd2015–2016
103rd2017–2018
Central and Western Racine County
104th2019–2020
105th2021–2022
106th2023–2024
Most of Kenosha County,
most of Racine County,
part of Walworth County

References

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  1. ^ "Senate District 21". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 21 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senator Van H. Wanggaard". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 60. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  5. ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Craig Gilbert (May 20, 2012). "Racine's 21st Senate District no stranger to recalls". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Berman, Ari (January 24, 2018). "How the GOP Rigs Elections". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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