Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Mark Pocan D–Black Earth
Area	3,511.41 sq mi (9,094.5 km2)
Distribution	75.65% urban 24.35% rural
Population (2018 est.)	768,067
Median household income	$67,394
Ethnicity	82% White 7% Hispanic 4% Asian 4% Black 3% other 0% Native American
Cook PVI	D+18

Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southern Wisconsin, covering Dane County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Sauk County and Green County, as well as portions of Richland County and Rock County. The district includes Madison, the state's capital, its suburbs and some of the surrounding areas.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Mark Pocan, who succeeded current Senator Tammy Baldwin in 2013.

Historically, the district has tilted Democratic, due largely to the presence of heavily Democratic Madison. It was a swing district for much of the 1990s and early 2000s. and was held by a Republican from 1991 to 1999. However, since the 2000s round of redistricting, only the Milwaukee-based 4th District is considered more Democratic. John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 62% of the vote. Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008 with 69% of the vote to John McCain's 30%.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Date	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		June 9, 1848
Mason C. Darling	Democratic	June 9, 1848 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected to the short term in 1848. Retired.
Orsamus Cole	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected to the regular term in 1848. [data missing]
Ben C. Eastman	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	[data missing]
Cadwallader C. Washburn	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861	34th 35th 36th	[data missing]
Luther Hanchett	Republican	March 4, 1861 – November 24, 1862	37th	[data missing] Died.
Vacant		November 24, 1862 – January 26, 1863
Walter D. McIndoe	Republican	January 26, 1863 – March 3, 1863		Elected to finish Hanchett's term. Redistricted to the 6th district.
Ithamar Sloan	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	38th 39th	[data missing]
Benjamin F. Hopkins	Republican	March 4, 1867 – January 1, 1870	40th 41st	[data missing] Died.
Vacant		January 1, 1870 – February 23, 1870	41st
David Atwood	Republican	February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871		Elected to finish Hopkins's term. [data missing]
Gerry Whiting Hazelton	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	[data missing]
Lucien B. Caswell	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	[data missing]
Daniel H. Sumner	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data missing]
Edward S. Bragg	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	[data missing]
Richard W. Guenther	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Redistricted from the 6th district. [data missing]
Charles Barwig	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd	[data missing]
Edward Sauerhering	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	[data missing]
Herman B. Dahle	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	[data missing]
Henry Cullen Adams	Republican	March 4, 1903 – July 9, 1906	58th 59th	[data missing] Died.
Vacant		July 9, 1906 – September 4, 1906	59th
John M. Nelson	Republican	September 4, 1906 – March 3, 1913	59th 60th 61st 62nd	Elected to finish Adams's term. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Michael E. Burke	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	63rd 64th	Redistricted from the 6th district. [data missing]
Edward Voigt	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1927	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	[data missing]
Charles A. Kading	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	[data missing]
Charles W. Henney	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	[data missing]
Harry Sauthoff	Progressive	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	[data missing]
Charles Hawks Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	76th	[data missing]
Harry Sauthoff	Progressive	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945	77th 78th	[data missing]
Robert Kirkland Henry	Republican	January 3, 1945 – November 20, 1946	79th	[data missing] Re-elected in 1946 but died.
Vacant		November 20, 1946 – April 22, 1947	79th 80th
Glenn Robert Davis	Republican	April 22, 1947 – January 3, 1957	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Elected to finish Henry's term. [data missing]
Donald Edgar Tewes	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959	85th	[data missing]
Robert Kastenmeier	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1991	86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	[data missing]
Scott L. Klug	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1999	102nd 103rd 104th 105th	[data missing]
Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Mark Pocan	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	[data missing]

Election results from presidential races

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Al Gore 58% – George W. Bush 36%
2004	President	John Kerry 62% – George W. Bush 37%
2008	President	Barack Obama 69% – John McCain 30%
2012	President	Barack Obama 68% – Mitt Romney 31%
2016	President	Hillary Clinton 66% – Donald Trump 29%

External links

• 2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present