Wisconsin State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Wisconsin Senate District 26
A district of about 180,000 people, 58% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+71.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Kelda Roys (D) · won98.4%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.6%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Wisconsin State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Kelda Roys (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Kelda Roys (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Fred A. Risser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Fred A. Risser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Fred A. Risser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Fred A. Risser (D) | Tony Schultz (I) | 62.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Fred A. Risser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Fred A. Risser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Fred A. Risser (D) | Curtis F. Brink (R) | 42.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Fred A. Risser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Fred A. Risser (D) | Russell (R) | 30.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Fred A. Risser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Fred A. Risser (D) | Elizabeth W. Smith (R) | 16.6 |
| 1972 | Fred A. Risser (D) | Elizabeth W. Smith (R) | 37.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Fred A. Risser (D) | Worth S. Piper (R) | 28.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 26
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 26's area in each.
- U.S. House
- WI-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+68.8 |
| U.S. Senate | D+70.5 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Wisconsin. The black marker is District 26.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Denser than 88% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 2762% college gradsD+54.3Held DDistrict 7
44% college gradsD+29.5Held DDistrict 16
46% college gradsD+30.1Not up in 2026District 5
50% college gradsD+5.4Flipped D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET