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Wisconsin's 61st Assembly district

The 61st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises part of southwest Milwaukee County, including the villages of Greendale and Hales Corners, most of the city of Greenfield, and parts of southwest Milwaukee and northeast Franklin.[2] The district is represented by Republican Amanda Nedweski, since January 2023.[3] After the 2024 redistricting, Nedweski no longer resides in the new 61st district.

The 61st Assembly District is located within Wisconsin's 21st Senate district, along with the 62nd and 63rd Assembly Districts.[4]

History

The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act (1971 Wisc. Act 304) which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties.[5] The 61st district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Racine County 2nd district (the northern part of the city of Racine). The 61st district boundaries were relatively consistent in redistricting from 1972 to 2011, with the exception of the 1982 redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts and moved the 61st district to north-central Wisconsin for the 1983–1984 legislative session. That changed with the controversial 2011 redistricting plan (2011 Wisc. Act 43) which moved the district to Kenosha County—the territory which had been covered by the 61st district was then split between the 62nd and 66th Assembly districts. This was part of a larger gerrymandering plan for the Racine and Kenosha County districts to convert one Assembly seat and one Senate seat from tossups to safely Republican.

The 2024 redistricting (2023 Wisc. Act 94) again dramatically reshaped the 21st Senate district, moving the 61st district from Kenosha County to southwest Milwaukee County. Most of the area previously covered by the 61st district became the bulk of the new 32nd Assembly district. Under the new map configuration, the 61st Assembly district is projected to be one of the most competitive districts in the state legislature.

List of past representatives

Electoral history

References

  1. ^ "Assembly District 61". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 61 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Amanda M. Nedweski". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Legislature" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 227–230. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Representative Samantha Kerkman". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1973). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 809, 828. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  8. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1975). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 809, 830. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1977). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin 1977 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 893, 915. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1979). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin 1979–1980 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 907, 925. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  11. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1981). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin 1981–1982 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 895, 916. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  12. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1983). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1983–1984 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 890, 911. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  13. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1985). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1985–1986 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 908, 926. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  14. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Barish, Lawrence S., eds. (1987). "Elections". State of Wisconsin 1987–1988 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 889, 908. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  15. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1989). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1989–1990 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 911, 926. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  16. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1991). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1991–1992 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 900, 916. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  17. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1993). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1993–1994 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 905, 922. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  18. ^ Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (1995). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1995–1996 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 904, 922. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  19. ^ Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (1997). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1997–1998 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 900, 904. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  20. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E., eds. (1999). "Elections". State of Wisconsin 1999–2000 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 880, 883. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  21. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. p. 30. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  22. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 2, 2002. p. 31. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  23. ^ Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/10/2002 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. September 24, 2002. p. 52. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  24. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. p. 32. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  25. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. p. 31. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  26. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2008. p. 29. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  27. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2010 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. p. 24. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  28. ^ Results of Fall Partisan Primary - 9/14/2010 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. October 4, 2010. p. 49. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  29. ^ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 23. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  30. ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 22. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
  31. ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. pp. 22–23. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  32. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 24. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  33. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 22. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  34. ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. pp. 22–23. Retrieved May 12, 2024.