Wisconsin's 10th Senate district

The 10th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix counties, along with most of Trempealeau and parts of western Dunn County. It continas the cities of Hudson, Arcadia, New Richmond, Prescott, Mondovi, Blair, Independence, Buffalo City, Fountain City, and River Falls. It also contains landmarks such as Kinnickinnic State Park, Perrot State Park, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, and part of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway.^[2]

Wisconsin's 10th State Senate district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 composed of Assembly districts 28, 29, and 30
Senator	Rob Stafsholt R–New Richmond since January 4, 2021 (4 years, 223 days)
Demographics	91.99% White 1.05% Black 3.49% Hispanic 1.13% Asian 1.66% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	178,925 136,909
Website	Official website
Notes	Northwest Wisconsin

Northwestern portions of the 10th Senate District are located with the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.

Current elected officials

Rob Stafsholt is the senator representing the 10th district. He was first elected in the 2020 general election.^[3] He previously served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 10th Senate district comprises the 28th, 29th, and 30th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

• Assembly District 28: Robin Kreibich (R–New Richmond)
• Assembly District 29: Treig Pronschinske (R–Mondovi)
• Assembly District 30: Shannon Zimmerman (R–River Falls)

Most of the 10th Senate district falls within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden.^[4] The part of the district in St. Croix County falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, represented by Tom Tiffany.^[5]

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  New Richmond, Wisconsin
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  Deer Park, Wisconsin
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  Rush River south of Baldwin
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  Eau Galle River in the town of Eau Galle
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  Kinnickinnic State Park.
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  St. Croix River.
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  Alma Historic District
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  Perrot State Park.
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  Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge.
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  Prescott viewed from Point Douglas.
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  Durand viewed from across the Chippewa River.
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  Willow Falls in Willow River State Park
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  South Hall, on the University of Wisconsin–River Falls campus
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  John S. Moffat House in Hudson
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  Downtown Hudson

Past senators

Note: the boundaries of districts have changed repeatedly over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting.

The district has previously been represented by:^[6]

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created				1848	Dodge County
William M. Dennis	Dem.		1st
			2nd	1849
James Giddings	Dem.		3rd	1850
			4th	1851
Judson Prentice	Whig	Redistricted to the 22nd district.	5th	1852
Marvin H. Bovee	Dem.		6th	1853	Southern Waukesha County Town of Eagle Town of Genesee Town of Mukwonago Town of Muskego Town of New Berlin Town of Ottawa Town of Vernon Town of Waukesha
James D. Reymert	Dem.		7th	1854
			8th	1855
Edward Gernon	Dem.		9th	1856
			10th	1857	1856–1860 1861–1865 1866–1870 1871–1875 1876–1881 1882–1887 Waukesha County
Denison Worthington	Rep.		11th	1858
			12th	1859
			13th	1860
			14th	1861
George C. Pratt	Dem.		15th	1862
			16th	1863
William Blair	Natl. Union		17th	1864
			18th	1865
Orson Reed	Dem.		19th	1866
			20th	1867
Curtis Mann	Dem.		21st	1868
			22nd	1869
John A. Rice	Dem.		23rd	1870
			24th	1871
William Blair	Rep.		25th	1872
			26th	1873
John A. Rice	Dem.		27th	1874
			28th	1875
William Blair	Rep.		29th	1876
			30th	1877
John A. Rice	Dem.		31st	1878
			32nd	1879
Richard Weaver	Dem.		33rd	1880
			34th	1881
Henry M. Ackley	Dem.		35th	1882
			36th	1883–1884
John Lins	Rep.		37th	1885–1886
			38th	1887–1888
Horace A. Taylor	Rep.	Resigned in 1889 to become U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.	39th	1889–1890	Pierce, St. Croix counties
Vacant
William H. Phipps	Rep.	Resigned 1894.	40th	1891–1892
			41st	1893–1894	Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
Dempster Woodworth	Rep.	Won 1894 special election.	42nd	1895–1896
			43rd	1897–1898	1896–1901 1902–1911 Pierce, St. Croix counties
			44th	1899–1900
Orville W. Mosher	Rep.		45th	1901–1902
			46th	1903–1904
James A. Frear	Rep.	Resigned after being elected Wisconsin Secretary of State in 1906.	47th	1905–1906
Walter C. Owen	Rep.	Won 1906 special election. Elected Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1912.	48th	1907–1908
			49th	1909–1910
			50th	1911–1912
George B. Skogmo	Rep.		51st	1913–1914	Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties
			52nd	1915–1916
			53rd	1917–1918
			54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
			56th	1923–1924
Walter H. Hunt	Rep.		57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934
	Prog.		62nd	1935–1936
Kenneth S. White	Rep.		63rd	1937–1938
			64th	1939–1940
Warren P. Knowles	Rep.	Resigned after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 1954.	65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
Vacant			72nd	1955–1956	Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties
Robert P. Knowles	Rep.	Won 1955 special election.
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966	Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties and western Barron County and part of Trempealeau County Barron County Town of Almena Town of Arland Town of Clinton Town of Crystal Lake Town of Cumberland Town of Lakeland Town of Maple Plain Town of Prairie Farm Town of Turtle Lake Town of Vance Creek Village of Almena Village of Prairie Farm Village of Turtle Lake City of Cumberland Trempealeau County Town of Arcadia Town of Burnside Town of Dodge City of Arcadia City of Independence
			82nd	1975–1976
Michele Radosevich	Dem.		83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
James Harsdorf	Rep.		85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Burnett, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties and western Dunn County Town of Eau Galle Town of Hay River Town of Lucas Town of Menomonie Town of New Haven Town of Otter Creek Town of Sheridan Town of Sherman Town of Stanton Town of Tiffany Town of Weston Town of Wilson Village of Boyceville Village of Downing Village of Knapp Village of Ridgeland Village of Wheeler City of Menomonie
			87th	1985–1986	Burnett, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties and western Dunn County Town of Eau Galle Town of Hay River Town of Lucas Town of Menomonie Town of New Haven Town of Sheridan Town of Stanton Town of Tiffany Town of Weston Town of Wilson Village of Boyceville Village of Downing Village of Knapp Village of Ridgeland Village of Wheeler City of Menomonie
			88th	1987–1988
Richard Shoemaker	Dem.	Resigned Oct. 1989.	89th	1989–1990
Vacant
William Berndt	Rep.	Won 1989 special election.	90th	1991–1992
Alice Clausing	Dem.		91st	1993–1994	Burnett, Pierce, St. Croix counties and most of Polk County and part of Dunn County Polk County Town of Alden Town of Apple River Town of Balsam Lake Town of Black Brook Town of Bone Lake Town of Clam Falls Town of Clayton Town of Clear Lake Town of Eureka Town of Farmington Town of Garfield Town of Georgetown Town of Laketown Town of Lincoln Town of Lorain Town of Luck Town of Milltown Town of Osceola Town of St. Croix Falls Town of Sterling Town of West Sweden Village of Balsam Lake Village of Centuria Village of Clayton Village of Clear Lake Village of Dresser Village of Frederic Village of Luck Village of Milltown Village of Osceola City of Amery City of St. Croix Falls Dunn County Town of Lucas Town of Menomonie Town of New Haven Town of Sheridan Town of Stanton Village of Knapp City of Menomonie
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
Sheila Harsdorf	Rep.	Resigned Nov. 2017 after to become Secretary of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.	95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	St. Croix County and most of Burnett County, part of Dunn County, part of Pierce County, and most of Polk County Burnett County Town of Anderson Town of Daniels Town of Dewey Town of Grantsburg Town of La Follette Town of Lincoln Town of Meenon Town of Roosevelt Town of Siren Town of Trade Lake Town of West Marshland Town of Wood River Village of Grantsburg Village of Siren Village of Webster Dunn County Town of Lucas Town of Menomonie Town of Stanton Village of Knapp City of Menomonie Pierce County Town of Clifton Town of Diamond Bluff Town of Gilman Town of Oak Grove Town of River Falls Town of Spring Lake Town of Trenton Town of Trimbelle Village of Ellsworth Village of Elmwood Village of Spring Valley City of Prescott City of River Falls Polk County Town of Alden Town of Apple River Town of Balsam Lake Town of Black Brook Town of Bone Lake Town of Clam Falls Town of Clayton Town of Clear Lake Town of Eureka Town of Farmington Town of Garfield Town of Georgetown Town of Laketown Town of Lincoln Town of Lorain Town of Luck Town of Milltown Town of Osceola Town of St. Croix Falls Town of Sterling Town of West Sweden Village of Balsam Lake Village of Centuria Village of Clayton Village of Clear Lake Village of Dresser Village of Frederic Village of Luck Village of Milltown Village of Osceola City of Amery City of St. Croix Falls
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Western Burnett County, part Dunn County, part of Pierce County, most of Polk County, and most of St. Croix County Burnett County Town of Anderson Town of Daniels Town of Grantsburg Town of Lincoln Town of Meenon Town of Siren Town of Trade Lake Town of West Marshland Town of Wood River Village of Grantsburg Village of Siren Village of Webster Dunn County Town of Lucas Town of Menomonie Town of Stanton Town of Tiffany Village of Boyceville Village of Downing Village of Knapp City of Menomonie Pierce County Town of River Falls City of River Falls Polk County Town of Alden Town of Apple River Town of Balsam Lake Town of Beaver Town of Black Brook Town of Bone Lake Town of Clam Falls Town of Clayton Town of Eureka Town of Farmington Town of Garfield Town of Georgetown Town of Laketown Town of Lincoln Town of Lorain Town of Luck Town of Milltown Town of Osceola Town of St. Croix Falls Town of Sterling Town of West Sweden Village of Balsam Lake Village of Centuria Village of Clayton Village of Dresser Village of Frederic Village of Luck Village of Milltown Village of Osceola City of Amery City of St. Croix Falls St. Croix County Town of Baldwin Town of Cady Town of Cylon Town of Eau Galle Town of Emerald Town of Erin Prairie Town of Glenwood Town of Hammond Town of Hudson Town of Kinnickinnic Town of Pleasant Valley Town of Richmond Town of Rush River Town of Somerset Town of Springfield Town of St. Joseph Town of Stanton Town of Star Prairie Town of Troy Town of Warren Village of Baldwin Village of Deer Park Village of Hammond Village of North Hudson Village of Roberts Village of Somerset Village of Star Prairie Village of Wilson Village of Woodville City of Glenwood City City of Hudson City of New Richmond
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
Vacant
Patty Schachtner	Dem.	Won 2018 special election.
			104th	2019–2020
Rob Stafsholt	Rep.	Elected 2020. Re-elected 2024.	105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Polk and St. Croix counties, most of Dunn County, part of Pierce County
			107th	2025–2026