Wisconsin's 10th congressional district is a former

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of the

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Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

. It was created following the

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, and was abolished after the 1970 census. Throughout its existence it was located in the northwest or north of Wisconsin. Between the

1900 census The 1900 United States census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.01% from the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 census. It was ...

and the

1930 census The 1930 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during th ...

, when Wisconsin had its greatest ever representation of eleven districts, the 10th district covered initially the rural area bordering

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, but after redistricting in 1910 it was shifted to the west of the state bordering

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. After 1930, the old 11th district covering the northwest bordering

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was absorbed into the 10th district for the remainder of its existence. With the sole exception of Bernard J. Gehrmann, who represented the district as a Progressive from 1935 to 1943, all representatives ever elected to the seat were members of the Republican Party.

List of members representing the district

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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