39th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | ||||
Election | November 6, 1888 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 33 | ||||
Senate President | George W. Ryland (R) | ||||
President pro tempore | Thomas A. Dyson (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 100 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Thomas B. Mills (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Thirty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1889, to April 19, 1889, in regular session. [1]
This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.
Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1888. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 2, 1886. [1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
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Dem. | Lab. | Ind. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 0 |
1st Session | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 0 |
Final voting share | 27.27% | 72.73% | ||||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 19 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
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Dem. | Lab. | Ind. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 34 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 100 | 0 |
1st Session | 29 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 100 | 0 |
Final voting share | 29% | 71% | ||||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 66 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 100 | 0 |
Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]
Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]
New districts for the 39th Legislature were defined in 1887 Wisconsin Act 461, passed into law in the 38th Wisconsin Legislature.
Dist. | 38th Legislature | 39th Legislature |
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1 | Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto counties | Door, Marinette, Oconto counties |
2 | Brown County | Brown, Calumet counties |
3 | Racine County | Racine County |
4 | Crawford, Vernon counties | Milwaukee County (city north) |
5 | Northern Milwaukee County | Milwaukee County (city center) |
6 | Southern Milwaukee County | Milwaukee County (city south) |
7 | Central Milwaukee County | Milwaukee County (outside the city) |
8 | Kenosha, Walworth counties | Kenosha, Walworth counties |
9 | Green Lake, Portage, Waushara counties | Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, western Marathon counties |
10 | Waukesha County | Pierce, St. Croix counties |
11 | Ashland, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor, Wood counties | Ashland, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price, Taylor counties |
12 | Green, Lafayette counties | Green, Lafayette counties |
13 | Dodge County | Dodge County |
14 | Juneau, Sauk counties | Juneau, Sauk counties |
15 | Manitowoc County | Kewaunee, Manitowoc counties |
16 | Grant County | Crawford, Grant counties |
17 | Rock County | Rock County |
18 | Western Fond du Lac County | Western Fond du Lac County |
19 | Winnebago County | Winnebago County (except Menasha) |
20 | Sheboygan, Eastern Fond du Lac counties | Sheboygan, Eastern Fond du Lac counties |
21 | Marathon, Shawano, Waupaca counties | Shawano, Waupaca, eastern Marathon counties |
22 | Calumet, Outagamie counties | Outagamie County (and Menasha) |
23 | Jefferson County | Jefferson, western Waukesha counties |
24 | Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix, Washburn counties | Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Sawyer, Washburn counties |
25 | Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce counties | Clark, Eau Claire counties |
26 | Dane County | Dane County |
27 | Adams, Columbia, Marquette counties | Adams, Columbia, Marquette counties |
28 | Iowa, Richland counties | Iowa, Richland counties |
29 | Buffalo, Trempealeau counties | Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau counties |
30 | Chippewa, Dunn, Sawyer counties | Chippewa, Dunn counties |
31 | La Crosse County | La Crosse, Vernon counties |
32 | Jackson, Monroe counties | Jackson, Monroe, Wood counties |
33 | Ozaukee, Washington counties | Ozaukee, Washington, eastern Waukesha counties |
County | Districts in 38th Legislature | Districts in 39th Legislature | Change |
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Adams | Shared with Marquette | Shared with Marquette | |
Ashland | Shared with Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Sawyer, & Taylor | Shared with Florence, Forest, Oneida, & Price | |
Barron | Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn | 1 District | |
Bayfield | Shared with Barron, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn | Shared with Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, & Washburn | |
Brown | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Buffalo | 1 District | 1 District | |
Burnett | Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, & Washburn | Shared with Bayfield, Douglas, Sawyer, & Washburn | |
Calumet | 1 District and 1 shared with Outagamie | 1 District | |
Chippewa | 1 District | 1 District | |
Clark | 1 District | 1 District | |
Columbia | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Crawford | 1 District | 1 District | |
Dane | 5 Districts | 4 Districts | |
Dodge | 4 Districts | 3 Districts | |
Door | 1 District | 1 District | |
Douglas | Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, & Washburn | Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer, & Washburn | |
Dunn | 1 District | 1 District | |
Eau Claire | 1 District | 2 Districts | |
Florence | Shared with Marinette | Shared with Ashland, Forest, Oneida, & Price | |
Fond du Lac | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | |
Forest | Shared with Langlade & Oconto | Shared with Ashland, Florence, Oneida, & Price | |
Grant | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | |
Green | 2 Districts | 1 District and 1 shared with Lafayette | |
Green Lake | 1 District | 1 District | |
Iowa | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Jackson | 1 District | 1 District | |
Jefferson | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Juneau | 1 District | 1 District | |
Kenosha | 1 District | 1 District | |
Kewaunee | 1 District | 1 District | |
La Crosse | 1 District | 2 Districts | |
Lafayette | 2 Districts | 1 District and 1 shared with Green | |
Langlade | Shared with Forest & Oconto | Shared with Lincoln & Taylor | |
Lincoln | Shared with Ashland, Oneida, Price, Sawyer, & Taylor | Shared with Langlade & Taylor | |
Manitowoc | 3 Districts | 2 Districts and 1 shared with Kewaunee | |
Marathon | 1 District | 2 Districts | |
Marinette | Shared with Florence | 1 District | |
Marquette | Shared with Adams | Shared with Adams | |
Milwaukee | 12 Districts | 12 Districts | |
Monroe | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Oconto | Shared with Forest & Langlade | 1 District | |
Outagamie | 2 Districts and 1 shared with Calumet | 2 Districts | |
Ozaukee | 1 District | 1 District | |
Pepin | 1 District | 1 District | |
Pierce | 1 District | 1 District | |
Polk | 1 District | 1 District | |
Portage | 1 District | 1 District | |
Price | Shared with Ashland, Lincoln, Oneida, Sawyer, & Taylor | Shared with Ashland, Florence, Forest, & Oneida | |
Racine | 2 Districts | 1 District | |
Richland | 1 District | 1 District | |
Rock | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | |
Sauk | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Sawyer | Shared with Ashland, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, & Taylor | Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn | |
Shawano | 1 District | 1 District and 1 shared with Waupaca | |
Sheboygan | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | |
St. Croix | 1 District | 1 District | |
Taylor | Shared with Ashland, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, & Sawyer | Shared with Langlade & Lincoln | |
Trempealeau | 1 District | 1 District | |
Vernon | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Walworth | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Washburn | Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, & Douglas | Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Sawyer | |
Washington | 2 Districts | 1 District | |
Waukesha | 1 District | 2 Districts | |
Waupaca | 2 Districts | 1 District and 1 shared with Shawano | |
Waushara | 1 District | 1 District | |
Winnebago | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | |
Wood | 1 District | 1 District |
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