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43rd Wisconsin Legislature
43rd Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Election	November 3, 1896
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Emil Baensch (R)
President pro tempore	Lyman W. Thayer (R)
Party control	Republican
Assembly
Members	100
Assembly Speaker	George A. Buckstaff (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
1st
1st	January 13, 1897 – April 21, 1897
Special sessions
Aug. Special
Aug. Special	August 17, 1897 – August 20, 1897

The Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1897, to April 21, 1897, in regular session. They also convened in a special session from August 17 through August 20, 1897.^[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 3, 1896. 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 6, 1894.^[1]

Major events

January 4, 1897: Inauguration of Edward Scofield as 19th Governor of Wisconsin.
January 31, 1897: John Coit Spooner was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session.
March 4, 1897: Inauguration of William McKinley as 25th President of the United States.
May 3, 1897: Wisconsin state legislator William A. Jones was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as commissioner of Indian Affairs.
November 25, 1897: The Spanish Empire granted autonomy to Puerto Rico.
January 1, 1898: New York City annexed territory from surrounding counties, becoming the second largest city in the world at that time.
January 11, 1898: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Alfred Newman died in office.
January 25, 1898: Wisconsin Governor Edward Scofield appointed Charles V. Bardeen to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to replace the deceased justice Alfred Newman.
February 15, 1898: The USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor, Cuba, for reasons that are still not known. 266 died in the disaster, which would become the inciting event of the Spanish–American War.
March 1, 1898: Vladimir Lenin created the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
April 25, 1898: The United States declared war against the Spanish Empire over the destruction of the Maine.
July 7, 1898: The United States annexed the Hawaiian Islands.
November 8, 1898: general election
- Edward Scofield was re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin voters rejected the new state banking law in a mandatory referendum.
December 10, 1898: Representatives of the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish–American War. Spain ceded the territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to U.S. control.

Major legislation

April 22, 1897: An Act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking, 1897 Act 303. Attempted to create a state department of banking. The Wisconsin Constitution required that any law which enabled the business of banking in Wisconsin had to be approved by a public referendum. This legislation went to the voters in the 1898 general election and was defeated.
Joint Resolution that the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Wisconsin be and the same is agreed to by this legislature, 1897 Joint Resolution 9. This was the second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to grant authority to the legislature to determine the appropriate number of circuit court seats for single-county circuits. The amendment would be ratified by the voters in the Spring 1897 election.
Joint Resolution to amend article No. 11 of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, 1897 Joint Resolution 17. Proposed an amendment which would enable the Legislature to set limits on taxation enacted by counties and towns in the state. This amendment would not proceed beyond this step.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 1, of article 10, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin relating to education, 1897 Joint Resolution 22. Proposed a constitutional amendment to move the election of Superintendent of Public Instruction from the Fall of even numbered years to the Spring of odd numbered years. This amendment also would not proceed, but the proposed change would be enacted by a later amendment.

Summary

Senate summary

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Dem.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	13	20	33	0

Start of 1st Session	4	29	33	0

Final voting share	12.12%	87.88%

Beginning of the next Legislature	2	31	33	0

Assembly summary

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Dem.	Pop.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	19	0	81	100	0

Start of 1st Session	9	1	90	100	0
From Apr. 21, 1897^{[note 1]}	9	1	89	99	1

Final voting share	10%		90%

Beginning of the next Legislature	19	0	81	100	0

Sessions

1st Regular session: January 13, 1897 – April 21, 1897
August 1897 Special session: August 17, 1897 – August 20, 1897

Leaders

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: Emil Baensch (R)
President pro tempore: Lyman W. Thayer (R)

Assembly leadership

Speaker of the Assembly: George A. Buckstaff (R)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:^[2]

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette	De Wayne Stebbins	Ahnapee	Rep.
02	Brown & Oconto	Andrew C. Mailer	De Pere	Rep.
03	Kenosha & Racine	Ernst Timme	Kenosha	Rep.
04	Milwaukee (Northern Part)	J. Herbert Green	Milwaukee	Rep.
05	Milwaukee (City Center)	William H. Austin	Milwaukee	Rep.
06	Milwaukee (City Northwest)	William Devos	Milwaukee	Rep.
07	Milwaukee (Southern & Western County)	Charles T. Fisher	Wauwatosa	Rep.
08	Milwaukee (City South)	Julius E. Roehr	Milwaukee	Rep.
09	Adams, Marquette, Waushara, & Wood	Clarence V. Peirce	Germania	Rep.
10	Pierce & St. Croix	Dempster Woodworth	Ellsworth	Rep.
11	Burnett, Douglas, & Polk	Thomas B. Mills	West Superior	Rep.
12	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, & Washburn	Clarence A. Lamoreux	Ashland	Rep.
13	Dodge	Michael E. Burke	Beaver Dam	Dem.
14	Outagamie & Shawano	Alexander B. Whitman	Appleton	Rep.
15	Calumet & Manitowoc	John E. McMullen	Chilton	Dem.
16	Grant & Iowa	Charles H. Baxter	Lancaster	Rep.
17	Green, Lafayette, & southern Rock	Henry Putnam	Brodhead	Rep.
18	Fond du Lac & Green Lake	Lyman W. Thayer	Ripon	Rep.
19	Winnebago	Charles W. Davis	Oshkosh	Rep.
20	Ozaukee & Sheboygan	Fred A. Dennett	Port Washington	Rep.
21	Portage & Waupaca	John Phillips	Stevens Point	Rep.
22	Northern Rock & western Jefferson	John M. Whitehead	Janesville	Rep.
23	Walworth & eastern Jefferson	Albert Solliday	Watertown	Dem.
24	Buffalo, Eau Claire, & Pepin	John W. Whelan	Mondovi	Rep.
25	Clark & Marathon	Clarion A. Youmans	Neillsville	Rep.
26	Dane	Chauncey B. Welton	Madison	Rep.
27	Columbia & Sauk	William F. Conger	Prairie du Sac	Rep.
28	Crawford, Richland, & Vernon	Oliver Munson	Viroqua	Rep.
29	Chippewa & Dunn	James H. Stout	Menomonie	Rep.
30	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, & Vilas	Daniel E. Riordan	Eagle River	Rep.
31	Jackson, Juneau, & Monroe	James J. McGillivray	Black River Falls	Rep.
32	La Crosse & Trempealeau	Levi Withee	La Crosse	Rep.
33	Washington & Waukesha	Stephen F. Mayer	West Bend	Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:^[2]

Senate District	County	Dist.	Representative	Party	Residence
09	Adams & Marquette		Solon Pierce	Rep.	Friendship
12	Ashland & Iron		Mathew J. Connors	Rep.	Hurley
	Barron		Jonathan J. Smith	Rep.	Barron
	Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn		King G. Staples	Rep.	Iron River
02	Brown	1	Thomas J. McGrath	Rep.	Green Bay
02	Brown	2	John M. Hogan	Rep.	Green Bay
24	Buffalo & Pepin		Samuel F. Plummer	Rep.	Waterville
11	Burnett & Polk		Lester B. Dresser	Rep.	St. Croix Falls
15	Calumet		Joseph Wolfinger	Dem.	Woodville
29	Chippewa	1	Charles A. Stanley	Rep.	Chippewa Falls
29	Chippewa	2	John W. Thomas	Rep.	Anson
25	Clark		Joseph C. Marsh	Rep.	Loyal
27	Columbia	1	Lemuel P. Hindes	Rep.	Lodi
27	Columbia	2	George Wylie	Rep.	Leeds
28	Crawford		James O. Davidson	Rep.	Soldiers Grove
26	Dane	1	Daniel Bechtel	Dem.	Madison
		2	Christopher Legreid	Rep.	Cambridge
		3	Oscar F. Minch	Dem.	Montrose
13	Dodge	1	Jesse Clason	Gold Dem.	Neosho
13	Dodge	2	Samuel R. Webster	Rep.	Elba
01	Door		Henry J. Overbeck	Rep.	Sturgeon Bay
11	Douglas	1	James H. Agen	Rep.	Superior
11	Douglas	2	Jarvis White	Rep.	South Superior
29	Dunn		Albert R. Hall	Rep.	Knapp
24	Eau Claire	1	Byron Buffington	Rep.	Eau Claire
24	Eau Claire	2	Horace N. Polley	Rep.	Bridge Creek
30	Florence, Forest, & Langlade		George W. Latta	Rep.	Antigo
18	Fond du Lac	1	Louie A. Lange	Dem.	Fond du Lac
18	Fond du Lac	2	Wynn Edwards	Rep.	Rosendale
16	Grant	1	Thomas McDonald Jr.	Rep.	Lancaster
16	Grant	2	Adelbert L. Utt	Rep.	Platteville
17	Green		Nathaniel B. Treat	Rep.	Monroe
18	Green Lake		Hans H. Olson	Rep.	Berlin
16	Iowa		William A. Jones	Rep.	Mineral Point
31	Jackson		Addison W. Merrill	Rep.	Alma
23	Jefferson	1	Jesse Stone	Rep.	Watertown
22	Jefferson	2	Gilbert Rutherford	Rep.	Lake Mills
31	Juneau		Frank E. Hurd	Rep.	New Lisbon
03	Kenosha		John F. Reynolds	Rep.	Randall
01	Kewaunee		Maynard T. Parker	Rep.	Ahnapee
32	La Crosse	1	George H. Ray	Rep.	La Crosse
32	La Crosse	2	Mark Buttles	Rep.	Onalaska
17	Lafayette		George Sheffer	Rep.	New Diggings
30	Lincoln & Taylor		William H. Flett	Rep.	Merrill
15	Manitowoc	1	Charles W. Sweeting	Rep.	Cato
15	Manitowoc	2	Fred C. Maertz	Dem.	Reedsville
25	Marathon	1	Henry M. Thompson	Rep.	Mosinee
25	Marathon	2	Marcus H. Barnum	Rep.	Wausau
01	Marinette		George W. Taylor	Rep.	Marinette
05	Milwaukee	1	Charles H. Welch	Rep.	Milwaukee
05		2	Charles Polacheck	Rep.	Milwaukee
07		3	Barney A. Eaton	Rep.	Milwaukee
05		4	Frank A. Anson	Rep.	Milwaukee
08		5	Charles N. Frink	Pop.	Milwaukee
04		6	Charles Niss	Rep.	Milwaukee
07		7	Emerson D. Hoyt	Rep.	Wauwatosa
08		8	John Fremont Burnham	Rep.	Milwaukee
06		9	Reinhard Klabunde	Rep.	Milwaukee
06		10	Albert Woller	Rep.	Milwaukee
08		11	Julius Feige	Rep.	Milwaukee
06		12	Henry Otto Reinnoldt	Rep.	Milwaukee
04		13	John H. Yorkey	Rep.	Milwaukee
07		14	August Gawin	Dem.	Milwaukee
04		15	Charles A. W. Krauss	Rep.	Milwaukee
31	Monroe		David F. Jones	Rep.	Sparta
02	Oconto		Lesley C. Harvey	Rep.	Oconto
30	Oneida, Price, & Vilas		Gid H. Clark	Rep.	Rhinelander
14	Outagamie	1	Bernard C. Wolter	Rep.	Appleton
14	Outagamie	2	Charles Clack	Rep.	Freedom
20	Ozaukee		Herman Schellenberg	Dem.	Cedarburg
10	Pierce		George E. Pratt	Rep.	River Falls
21	Portage	1	Patrick H. Cashin	Dem.	Stevens Point
21	Portage	2	Peter N. Peterson	Rep.	Amherst
03	Racine	1	William T. Lewis	Rep.	Racine
03	Racine	2	Thomas H. Mosher	Rep.	Raymond
28	Richland		William M. Fogo	Rep.	Richland Center
22	Rock	1	William G. Wheeler	Rep.	Janesville
22		2	Abner S. Flagg	Rep.	Edgerton
17		3	Charles W. Merriman	Rep.	Beloit
27	Sauk	1	John M. True	Rep.	Baraboo
27	Sauk	2	John E. Morgan	Rep.	Spring Green
14	Shawano		Otto A. Risum	Rep.	Pulcifer
20	Sheboygan	1	Christian Ackerman	Rep.	Sheboygan
		2	William F. Sieker	Rep.	Herman
		3	George W. Wolff	Rep.	Rhine
10	St. Croix		Hans Borchsenius	Rep.	Baldwin
32	Trempealeau		Joseph B. Beach	Rep.	Whitehall
28	Vernon		Emilus Goodell	Rep.	Viroqua
23	Walworth	1	William H. Hurlbut	Rep.	Elkhorn
23	Walworth	2	Leonard C. Church	Rep.	Walworth
33	Washington		William Froehlich	Rep.	Jackson
	Waukesha	1	Delbert K. Smith	Rep.	Big Bend
	Waukesha	2	Omar L. Rosenkrans	Rep.	Oconomowoc
21	Waupaca	1	Ole C. Sether	Rep.
21	Waupaca	2	Andrew Jensen	Rep.	Ogdensburg
09	Waushara		William Hughes	Rep.	Aurora
19	Winnebago	1	George A. Buckstaff	Rep.	Oshkosh
		2	Silas Bullard	Rep.	Menasha
		3	Frank T. Tucker	Rep.	Omro
09	Wood		Herman C. Wipperman	Rep.	Grand Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

Senate Committee on Agriculture – McGillivray, chair
Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes – Woodworth, chair
Senate Committee on Banks and Insurance – Davis, chair
Senate Committee on Bills on Third Reading – Whelan, chair
Senate Committee on Corporations – Mills, chair
Senate Committee on Education – Stout, chair
Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills – Phillips, chair
Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills – Conger, chair
Senate Committee on Federal Relations – Whitman, chair
Senate Committee on the Judiciary – Austin, chair
Senate Committee on Legislative Expenses – Conger, chair
Senate Committee on Manufactures – Dennett, chair
Senate Committee on Military Affairs – Welton, chair
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections – Roehr, chair
Senate Committee on Public Health – Mailer, chair
Senate Committee on Public Lands – Fisher, chair
Senate Committee on Railroads – Withee, chair
Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges – Peirce, chair
Senate Committee on State Affairs – Putnam, chair
Senate Committee on Town and County Organizations – Youmans, chair

Assembly committees

Assembly Committee on Agriculture – Barney A. Eaton, chair
Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes – N. B. Treat, chair
Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third Reading – Bernard C. Wolter, chair
Assembly Committee on Cities – Frank Anson, chair
Assembly Committee on Corporations – Charles A. Stanley, chair
Assembly Committee on Dairy and Food – William Froehlich, chair
Assembly Committee on Education – Frank T. Tucker, chair
Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills – George W. Latta, chair
Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills – Mark H. Barnum, chair
Assembly Committee on Finance, Banks, and Insurance – William A. Jones, chair
Assembly Committee on Federal Relations – Omar L. Rosenkrans, chair
Assembly Committee on the Judiciary – Silas Bullard, chair
Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures – A. L. Utt, chair
Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining – A. R. Hall, chair
Assembly Committee on Manufactures – Joseph C. Marsh, chair
Assembly Committee on Military Affairs – George W. Taylor, chair
Assembly Committee on Public Lands – Andrew Jensen, chair
Assembly Committee on Public Health and Sanitation – Jesse A. Clason, chair
Assembly Committee on Public Improvements – William F. Sieker, chair
Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections – Herman C. Wipperman, chair
Assembly Committee on Railroads – Emerson D. Hoyt, chair
Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges – James O. Davidson, chair
Assembly Committee on State Affairs – Jesse Stone, chair
Assembly Committee on Town and County Organization – Jonathan J. Smith, chair
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means – William G. Wheeler, chair

Joint committees

Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions – Stebbins (Sen.) & William T. Lewis (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Claims – Baxter (Sen.) & George H. Ray (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Fish and Game – Timme (Sen.) & Lester B. Dresser (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Printing – Munson (Sen.) & William M. Fogo (Asm.), co-chairs

Changes from the 42nd Legislature

New districts for the 43rd Legislature were defined in 1896 Wisconsin Special Session Act 1, passed into law in the 42nd Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

7 districts were left unchanged (1, 2, 3, 13, 15, 19, 32).
Dane County became a single district again (26) after previously having been divided between two districts.
Milwaukee County went from having 4 and a half districts to 5 districts (4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
Fond du Lac County lost its single-district status and was combined with Green Lake County (18).
Two counties were split in multi-county districts (Rock & Jefferson), down from seven under the previous map.
Fond du Lac County became its own district (18) after previously having been split between two districts.
Only three single-county districts remain (18, 19, 20).
Seven counties are split between multi-county senate districts.

Senate districts

Dist.	42nd Legislature	43rd Legislature
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 (city northeast)	Milwaukee County (northern quarter)
5	Milwaukee County (city south)	Milwaukee County (city center)
6	Milwaukee County (city center)	Milwaukee County (city northwest)
7	Northern Milwaukee and eastern Waukesha	Milwaukee County (southern & west)
8	Milwaukee County (county south)	Milwaukee County (city south)
9	Adams, Juneau, Marquette, Green Lake counties	Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Wood counties
10	Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties	Pierce, St. Croix counties
11	Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn counties	Burnett, Douglas, Polk counties
12	Marathon, Wood counties	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties
13	Dodge County	Dodge County
14	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Shawano counties	Outagamie, Shawano counties
15	Calumet, Manitowoc counties	Calumet, Manitowoc counties
16	Crawford, Richland, northern Grant counties	Grant, Iowa counties
17	Green, southeast Dane, western Rock counties	Green, Lafayette, southern Rock counties
18	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac & Green Lake
19	Winnebago County	Winnebago County
20	Sheboygan County	Ozaukee, Sheboygan county
21	Portage, Waushara, western Waupaca counties	Portage, Waupaca counties
22	Outagamie, eastern Waupaca counties	Northern Rock, western Jefferson counties
23	Jefferson, western Waukesha counties	Walworth, eastern Jefferson counties
24	Walworth, eastern Rock counties	Buffalo, Eau Claire, Pepin counties
25	Clark, Eau Claire counties	Clark, Marathon counties
26	Most of Dane County	Dane County
27	Sauk, western Columbia counties	Columbia, Sauk counties
28	Iowa, Lafayette, southern Grant counties	Crawford, Richland, Vernon counties
29	Buffalo, Barron, Dunn, Pepin counties	Chippewa, Dunn counties
30	Chippewa, Oneida, Price, Taylor counties	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, Vilas counties
31	Jackson, Monroe, Vernon counties	Jackson, Juneau, Monroe counties
32	La Crosse, Trempealeau counties	La Crosse, Trempealeau counties
33	Ozaukee, Washington, northern Dodge counties	Washington, Waukesha counties

Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

35 districts were left unchanged.
Dane County went from having 4 districts to 3.
Dodge County went from having 3 districts to 2.
Douglas County went from having 1 district to 2.
Fond du Lac County went from having 3 districts to 2.
Milwaukee County went from having 14 districts to 15.
Portage County went from having 1 district to 2.
No district comprised more than three counties.

Assembly districts

County	Districts in 42nd Legislature	Districts in 43rd Legislature	Change
Adams	Shared with Marquette	Shared with Marquette
Ashland	1 District	Shared with Iron	^{[note 2]}
Barron	1 District	1 District
Bayfield	Shared with Burnett, Sawyer, & Washburn	Shared with Sawyer, & Washburn
Brown	2 Districts	2 Districts
Buffalo	Shared with Pepin	Shared with Pepin
Burnett	Shared with Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn	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	4 Districts	3 Districts
Dodge	3 Districts	2 Districts
Door	1 District	1 District
Douglas	1 District	2 Districts
Dunn	1 District	1 District
Eau Claire	2 Districts	2 Districts
Florence	Shared with Ashland, Forest, Oneida, & Price	Shared with Forest & Langlade
Fond du Lac	3 Districts	2 Districts
Forest	Shared with Florence & Langlade	Shared with Florence & Langlade
Grant	2 Districts	2 Districts
Green	1 District	1 District
Green Lake	1 District	1 District
Iowa	1 District	1 District
Iron	Did not exist	Shared with Ashland
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	1 District	Shared with Taylor
Manitowoc	2 Districts	2 Districts
Marathon	2 Districts	2 Districts
Marinette	1 District	1 District
Marquette	Shared with Adams	Shared with Adams
Milwaukee	14 Districts	15 Districts
Monroe	1 District	1 District
Oconto	1 District	1 District
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	1 District
Portage	1 District	2 Districts
Price	Shared with Oneida & Taylor	Shared with Oneida & Vilas
Racine	2 Districts	2 Districts
Richland	1 District	1 District
Rock	3 Districts	3 Districts
Sauk	2 Districts	2 Districts
Sawyer	Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, & Washburn	Shared with Bayfield & Washburn
Shawano	1 District	1 District
Sheboygan	3 Districts	3 Districts
St. Croix	1 District	1 District
Taylor	Shared with Oneida & Price	Shared with Lincoln
Trempealeau	1 District	1 District
Vernon	1 District	1 District
Walworth	2 Districts	2 Districts
Washburn	Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, & 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

Notes

^ Republican William A. Jones (Iowa County) resigned after he was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
^ Iron County was created from the eastern half of Ashland, so the district was not actually changed.

References

^ ^a ^b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2011). "Statistics: History" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011–2012 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 709, 714, 717, 719. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Casson, Henry, ed. (1897). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 656–701. Retrieved May 21, 2022.