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The 2008 Wisconsin State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election. Before the election, 51 Assembly seats were held by Republicans and 47 seats were held by Democrats. The primary was held on September 9, 2008.[1]
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All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly 50 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democrats flipped five Republican-held seats and took the Assembly majority for the first time since 1994. They entered the 98th Wisconsin Legislature with 52 of 99 Assembly seats.
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Seats | Party (majority caucus shading) |
Total | |||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
Last election (2006) | 47 | 0 | 52 | 99 | |
Total after last election (2006) | 47 | 0 | 52 | 99 | |
Total before this election | 47 | 1 | 51 | 99 | |
Up for election | 47 | 1 | 51 | 99 | |
of which: | Incumbent retired | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
Vacated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Unopposed | 20 | 0 | 4 | 24 | |
This election | 52 | 1 | 46 | 99 | |
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Total after this election | 52 | 1 | 46 | 99 | |
Change in total | ![]() |
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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District | Incumbent | This race[lower-alpha 3][8] | ||||
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Member | Party | First elected | Status | Candidates | Results | |
1 | Garey Bies | Republican | 2000 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
2 | Frank Lasee | Republican | 1994 | Ran |
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Incumbent defeated. New member elected Democratic gain. |
3 | Al Ott | Republican | 1986 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
4 | Phil Montgomery | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
5 | Tom Nelson | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
6 | Gary Tauchen | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
7 | Peggy Krusick | Democratic | 1983 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
8 | Pedro Colón | Democratic | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
9 | Josh Zepnick | Democratic | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
10 | Annette Polly Williams | Democratic | 1980[lower-alpha 4] | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
11 | Jason Fields | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
12 | Fred Kessler | Democratic | 1960 1962 (retired) 1964 1972 (retired) 2004 |
Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
13 | David Cullen | Democratic | 1990 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
14 | Leah Vukmir | Republican | 2002 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
15 | Tony Staskunas | Democratic | 1996 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
16 | Leon Young | Democratic | 1992 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
17 | Barbara Toles | Democratic | 2004 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
18 | Tamara Grigsby | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
19 | Jon Richards | Democratic | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
20 | Christine Sinicki | Democratic | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
21 | Mark Honadel | Republican | 2003 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
22 | Sheldon Wasserman | Democratic | 1994 | Ran for State Senate |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Democratic hold. |
23 | Jim Ott | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
24 | Suzanne Jeskewitz | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Republican hold. |
25 | Bob Ziegelbauer | Democratic | 1992 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
26 | Terry Van Akkeren | Democratic | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
27 | Steve Kestell | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
28 | Ann Hraychuck | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
29 | John Murtha | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
30 | Kitty Rhoades | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
31 | Stephen Nass | Republican | 1990 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
32 | Thomas Lothian | Republican | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
33 | Scott Newcomer | Republican | 2005 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
34 | Dan Meyer | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
35 | Donald Friske | Republican | 2000 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
36 | Jeffrey Mursau | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
37 | Andy Jorgensen | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
38 | Joel Kleefisch | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
39 | Jeff Fitzgerald | Republican | 2000 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
40 | Kevin David Petersen | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
41 | Joan Ballweg | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
42 | Jacob Hines | Republican | 2001 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent defeated. New member elected Democratic gain. |
43 | Kim Hixson | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
44 | Michael J. Sheridan | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
45 | Chuck Benedict | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
46 | Gary Hebl | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
47 | Eugene Hahn | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Republican hold. |
48 | Joe Parisi | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
49 | Phil Garthwaite | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
50 | Sheryl Albers | Republican | 1991 (special) | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Republican hold. |
51 | Steve Hilgenberg | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
52 | John Townsend | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
53 | Carol Owens | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Republican hold. |
54 | Gordon Hintz | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
55 | Dean Kaufert | Republican | 1991 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
56 | Roger Roth | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
57 | Steve Wieckert | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Democratic gain. |
58 | Patricia Strachota | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
59 | Daniel LeMahieu | Republican | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
60 | Mark Gottlieb | Republican | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
61 | Robert L. Turner | Democratic | 1990 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
62 | Cory Mason | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
63 | Robin Vos | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
64 | James Kreuser | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Retired to serve as Kenosha County Executive |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Democratic hold. |
65 | John Steinbrink | Democratic | 1996 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
66 | Samantha Kerkman | Republican | 2000 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
67 | Jeffrey Wood | Independent | 2002[lower-alpha 5] | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
68 | Terry Moulton | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent defeated. New member elected Democratic gain. |
69 | Scott Suder | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
70 | Amy Sue Vruwink | Democratic | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
71 | Louis Molepske | Democratic | 2003 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
72 | Marlin Schneider | Democratic | 1970[lower-alpha 6] | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
73 | Frank Boyle | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Democratic hold. |
74 | Gary Sherman | Democratic | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
75 | Mary Hubler | Democratic | 1984 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
76 | Terese Berceau | Democratic | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
77 | Spencer Black | Democratic | 1984 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
78 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
79 | Sondy Pope | Democratic | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
80 | Brett Davis | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
81 | David Travis | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Democratic hold. |
82 | Jeff Stone | Republican | 1998 (special) | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
83 | Scott Gunderson | Republican | 1994 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
84 | Mark Gundrum | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
85 | Donna Seidel | Democratic | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
86 | Jerry Petrowski | Republican | 1998 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
87 | Mary Williams | Republican | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
88 | James Soletski | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
89 | John Nygren | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
90 | Karl Van Roy | Republican | 2002 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
91 | Barbara Gronemus | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Democratic hold. |
92 | Terry Musser | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent retired |
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Incumbent retired. New member elected Democratic gain. |
93 | Jeff Smith | Democratic | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
94 | Michael Huebsch | Republican | 1994 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
95 | Jennifer Shilling | Democratic | 2000 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
96 | Lee Nerison | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
97 | Bill Kramer | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
98 | Rich Zipperer | Republican | 2006 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
99 | Don Pridemore | Republican | 2004 | Ran |
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Incumbent re-elected |
With this election Democrats held a trifecta in the Wisconsin government for the first time since 1982, when Tony Earl was elected governor of Wisconsin.
As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats gained a trifecta in Wisconsin, as despite winning the popular vote several times in following elections, a Republican instituted gerrymander in 2011, in addition to low voter turnout, prevented Democrats from gaining a majority of seats.[9]
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