46th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | ||||
Election | November 4, 1902 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 33 | ||||
Senate President | James O. Davidson (R) | ||||
President pro tempore | James J. McGillivray (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 100 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Irvine Lenroot (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Forty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1903, to May 23, 1903, in regular session. [1] During this legislative term but after the end of the legislative session, in February 1904, the Wisconsin State Capitol suffered a severe fire that destroyed two wings and damaged the rotunda. [2]
This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to acts of the previous session.
Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1902. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 6, 1900. [1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Dem. | S.D. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 2 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 2 |
Start of 1st Session | 3 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 0 |
From Aug. 24, 1903 [note 1] | 29 | 32 | 1 | ||
Final voting share | 9.38% | 90.63% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 4 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Dem. | S.D. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 19 | 0 | 81 | 100 | 0 |
Start of 1st Session | 25 | 0 | 74 | 99 | 1 |
From Feb. 18, 1903 | 75 | 100 | 0 | ||
From Aug. 26, 1903 [note 2] | 74 | 99 | 1 | ||
From Oct. 29, 1903 [note 3] | 24 | 98 | 2 | ||
From Mar. 30, 1904 [note 4] | 73 | 97 | 3 | ||
Final voting share | 24.74% | 75.26% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 11 | 4 | 85 | 100 | 0 |
Members of the Senate for the Forty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature: [3]
Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature: [3]
New districts for the 46th Legislature were defined in 1901 Wisconsin Act 164 (Assembly districts) and 1901 Wisconsin Act 309 (Senate districts), passed into law in the 45th Wisconsin Legislature.
Dist. | 45th Legislature | 46th Legislature |
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1 | Door, Kewaunee, Marinette counties | Door, Kewaunee, Marinette counties |
2 | Brown, Oconto counties | Brown, Oconto counties |
3 | Kenosha, Racine counties | Kenosha, Racine counties |
4 | Milwaukee County (northern quarter) | Milwaukee County (northern quarter) |
5 | Milwaukee County (city center) | Milwaukee County (city center) |
6 | Milwaukee County (city northwest) | Milwaukee County (city northwest) |
7 | Milwaukee County (southern & west) | Milwaukee County (southern & west) |
8 | Milwaukee County (city south) | Milwaukee County (city south) |
9 | Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Wood counties | Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Wood counties |
10 | Pierce, St. Croix counties | Pierce, St. Croix counties |
11 | Burnett, Douglas, Polk counties | Burnett, Douglas, Polk counties |
12 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties | Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn counties |
13 | Dodge County | Dodge County |
14 | Outagamie, Shawano counties | Outagamie, Shawano counties |
15 | Calumet, Manitowoc counties | Calumet, Manitowoc counties |
16 | Grant, Iowa counties | Crawford, Grant counties |
17 | Green, Lafayette, southern Rock counties | Green, Iowa, & Lafayette counties |
18 | Fond du Lac & Green Lake | Fond du Lac & Green Lake |
19 | Winnebago County | Winnebago County |
20 | Ozaukee, Sheboygan county | Ozaukee, Sheboygan county |
21 | Portage, Waupaca counties | Portage, Waupaca counties |
22 | Northern Rock, western Jefferson counties | Rock County |
23 | Walworth, eastern Jefferson counties | Jefferson, Walworth counties |
24 | Buffalo, Eau Claire, Pepin counties | Chippewa, Eau Claire, Gates counties |
25 | Clark, Marathon counties | Clark, Marathon counties |
26 | Dane County | Dane County |
27 | Columbia, Sauk counties | Columbia, Sauk counties |
28 | Crawford, Richland, Vernon counties | Richland, Vernon counties |
29 | Chippewa, Dunn counties | Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin counties |
30 | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, Vilas counties | Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas counties |
31 | Jackson, Juneau, Monroe counties | Jackson, Juneau, Monroe counties |
32 | La Crosse, Trempealeau counties | La Crosse, Trempealeau counties |
33 | Washington, Waukesha counties | Washington, Waukesha counties |
County | Districts in 45th Legislature | Districts in 46th Legislature | Change |
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Adams | Shared with Marquette | Shared with Marquette | ![]() |
Ashland | Shared with Iron | 1 District | ![]() |
Barron | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Bayfield | Shared with Sawyer, & Washburn | Shared with Sawyer, & Washburn | ![]() |
Brown | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Buffalo | Shared with Pepin | Shared with Pepin | ![]() |
Burnett | Shared with Polk | Shared with Polk | ![]() |
Calumet | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Chippewa | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Clark | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Columbia | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Crawford | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Dane | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | ![]() |
Dodge | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Door | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Douglas | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Dunn | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Eau Claire | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Florence | Shared with Forest & Langlade | Shared with Forest & Langlade | ![]() |
Fond du Lac | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Forest | Shared with Florence & Langlade | Shared with Florence & Langlade | ![]() |
Gates | Did not exist | Shared with Chippewa | ![]() |
Grant | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Green | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Green Lake | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Iowa | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Iron | Shared with Ashland | Shared with Oneida, Vilas | ![]() |
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 | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Lafayette | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Langlade | Shared with Florence & Forest | Shared with Florence & Forest | ![]() |
Lincoln | Shared with Taylor | 1 District | ![]() |
Manitowoc | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Marathon | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Marinette | 1 District | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Marquette | Shared with Adams | Shared with Adams | ![]() |
Milwaukee | 15 Districts | 16 Districts | ![]() |
Monroe | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Oconto | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Oneida | Shared with Price, Vilas | Shared with Iron, Vilas | ![]() |
Outagamie | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Ozaukee | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Pepin | Shared with Buffalo | Shared with Buffalo | ![]() |
Pierce | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Polk | 1 District | Shared with Burnett | ![]() |
Portage | 2 Districts | 1 District | ![]() |
Price | Shared with Oneida & Vilas | Shared with Taylor | ![]() |
Racine | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Richland | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Rock | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | ![]() |
Sauk | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Sawyer | Shared with Bayfield & Washburn | Shared with Bayfield & Washburn | ![]() |
Shawano | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Sheboygan | 3 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
St. Croix | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Taylor | Shared with Lincoln | Shared with Price | ![]() |
Trempealeau | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Vernon | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Vilas | Shared with Oneida, Price | Shared with Iron, Oneida | ![]() |
Walworth | 2 Districts | 1 District | ![]() |
Washburn | Shared with Bayfield & Sawyer | Shared with Bayfield & Sawyer | ![]() |
Washington | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Waukesha | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Waupaca | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | ![]() |
Waushara | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
Winnebago | 3 Districts | 3 Districts | ![]() |
Wood | 1 District | 1 District | ![]() |
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