By a margin greater than 2-1, voters chose to amend the state's Constitution.[6]
The amendment is intended to reduce the veto power of the Governor which has been historically used by governors of all parties to rework legislation.[7]
Voters in Wisconsin in this election cycle cast ballots for many state legislators. Senators from even-numbered districts and all assemblymen were up for election.
Senate Democrats expanded the controlling majority they gained from the Republicans in the previous election cycle.
† This race is yet subject to a recount. * Results are AP election night reports not yet certified by the elections board.
Assembly Republicans failed to defend their control of the house with Democrats taking the majority in the chamber for the first time in 14 years.
| Wisconsin Assembly Elections[8] | | District | Incumbent
2006 Vote[12][13] | 2008 Status | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Independent | Winner
2008 Vote[14] |
|---|
| AD-1 | Garey Bies
53.56% | Re-election | Chris Baeb (cw)
Dick Skare (cw) | Garey Bies | Garey Bies
51%* |
| AD-2 | Frank Lasee
89.30% | Re-election | Lee Brocher (cw)
Kevin Garthwaite (cw)
Ted Zigmunt (cw) | Frank Lasee | Ted Zigmunt
52%* |
| AD-3 | Al Ott
59.30% | Re-election | Justin Krueger | Al Ott | Al Ott
58%* |
| AD-4 | Phil Montgomery
55.96% | Re-election | Sam Dunlop (cw) | Phil Montgomery (cw) | Phil Montgomery
53%* |
| AD-5 | Tom Nelson
62.29% | Re-election | Tom Nelson (cw) | Jim Steineke (cw) | Tom Nelson
64%* |
| AD-6 | Gary Tauchen
60.33% | Re-election | John Powers | Gary Tauchen (cw) | Gary Tauchen
55%* |
| AD-7 | Peggy Krusick
98.90% | Re-election | Peggy Krusick | Corrine Wiesmueller (cw) | Brad Sponholz | Peggy Krusick
60%* |
| AD-8 | Pedro Colón
98.76% | Re-election | Pedro Colón (cw)
José Guzman
Laura Manriquez | Pedro Colón
100%* |
| AD-9 | Josh Zepnick
98.48% | Re-election | Josh Zepnick | Josh Zepnick
100%* |
| AD-10 | Annette "Polly" Williams
99.06% | Re-election | Charisha Allen
Annette "Polly" Williams | Annette "Polly" Williams
100%* |
| AD-11 | Jason Fields
99.42% | Re-election | Jason Fields
Deon Price | Jason Fields
100%* |
| AD-12 | Fred Kessler
98.76% | Re-election | Fred Kessler | Fred Kessler
100%* |
| AD-13 | David Cullen
64.34% | Re-election | David Cullen | Matthew Pietz | David Cullen
100%* |
| AD-14 | Leah Vukmir
61.64% | Re-election | Dave Hucke (cw) | Leah Vukmir (cw) | Leah Vukmir
62%* |
| AD-15 | Tony Staskunas
97.31% | Re-election | Josh Hoisington
Tony Staskunas | Davd Nickel | Tony Staskunas
61%* |
| AD-16 | Leon Young
98.66% | Re-election | Richard M Badger (cw)
David D. King
Andrew Parker (cw)
Leon Young | Leon Young
100%* |
| AD-17 | Barbara Toles
90.90% | Re-election | Samantha Bady
Barbara Toles | Barbara Toles
100%* |
| AD-18 | Tamara Grigsby
98.68% | Re-election | Tamara Grigsby | Tamara Grigsby
100%* |
| AD-19 | Jon Richards
98.38% | Re-election | Jon Richards | Jon Richards
100%* |
| AD-20 | Christine Sinicki
98.36% | Re-election | Phillip Landowski (cw)
Christine Sinicki (cw)
Steven Sutherland | Christine Sinicki
100%* |
| AD-21 | Mark R. Honadel
98.02% | Re-election | Glen Brower (cw)
Justine Kozanoglu | Mark R. Honadel (cw) | Mark R. Honadel
53%* |
| AD-22 | Sheldon Wasserman
98.70% | Open | Andy Feldman (cw)
Guy Johnson (cw)
Dan Kohl (cw)
Sandra Pasch (cw)
Rosemary Ponik | Yash P. Wadhwa (cw) | Sandra Pasch
67%* |
| AD-23 | Jim Ott
56.09% | Re-election | Rene Settle-Robinson | Jim Ott (cw) | Jim Ott
58%* |
| AD-24 | Suzanne Jeskewitz
99.23% | Open | Charlene S. Brady (cw)
Torrey Lauer (cw) | Dan Knodl (cw)
Jason LaSage (cw)
Randall Melchert (cw)
Michael Moscicke (cw) | Dan Knodl
62%* |
| AD-25 | Bob Ziegelbauer
54.00% | Re-election | Bob Ziegelbauer | Bob Ziegelbauer
100%* |
| AD-26 | Terry Van Akkeren
72.17% | Re-election | Terry Van Akkeren | Job Hou-Seye
Alex Pieper | Colin R. Nelson | Terry Van Akkeren
65%* |
| AD-27 | Steve Kestell
99.62% | Re-election | Bob Cox | Steve Kestell | Steve Kestell
66%* |
| AD-28 | Ann Hraychuck
50.74% | Re-election | Ann Hraychuck (cw) | Kent Muschinske (cw)
Lauren Stephens (cw) | Ann Hraychuck
55%* |
| AD-29 | John Murtha
51.58% | Re-election | Chris Buckel (cw)
L. John Peters (cw) | John Murtha | Craig Mohn | John Murtha
53%* |
| AD-30 | Kitty Rhoades
57.40% | Re-election | Sarah Bruch (cw) | Bob Hughes
Kitty Rhoades (cw) | Kitty Rhoades
55%* |
| AD-31 | Steve Nass
63.99% | Re-election | Frank Urban (cw) | Steve Nass | Steve Nass
67%* |
| AD-32 | Thomas A. Lothian
53.63% | Re-election | Doug A. Harrod (cw) | Thomas A. Lothian | John K. Finley | Thomas A. Lothian
52%* |
| AD-33 | Scott Newcomer
71.63% | Re-election | Scott Newcomer (cw) | Scott Newcomer
100%* |
| AD-34 | Dan Meyer
56.03% | Re-election | Paul Tubbs (cw) | Dan Meyer | Dan Meyer
50%* |
| AD-35 | Donald Friske
98.98% | Re-election | Jay Schmelling (cw) | Donald Friske (cw) | Donald Friske
57%* |
| AD-36 | Jeffrey L. Mursau
54.13% | Re-election | James Crawford
Stan Gruszynski (cw) | Jeffrey L. Mursau | Jeffrey L. Mursau
52%* |
| AD-37 | Andy Jorgensen
50.17% | Re-election | Andy Jorgensen (cw) | Kent Donald Koebke (cw)
Tom Luetzow
Brian A. Peters (cw) | Andy Jorgensen
59%* |
| AD-38 | Joel Kleefisch
66.51% | Re-election | Richard Pas | Joel Kleefisch (cw) | Joel Kleefisch
66%* |
| AD-39 | Jeff Fitzgerald
62.46% | Re-election | Aaron Onsrud (cw) | Jeff Fitzgerald (cw) | Jeff Fitzgerald
60%* |
| AD-40 | Kevin Petersen
52.63% | Re-election | Kevin Kuehl (cw) | Kevin Petersen | Kevin Petersen
58%* |
| AD-41 | Joan Ballweg
64.50% | Re-election | Scott Milheiser (cw) | Joan Ballweg (cw) | Joan Ballweg
63%* |
| AD-42 | J.A. Hines
53.50% | Re-election | Fred Clark (cw) | J.A. Hines | Fred Clark
58%* |
| AD-43 | Kim Hixson
50.02% | Re-election | Kim Hixson (cw) | Debi Towns (cw) | Kim Hixson
51%* |
| AD-44 | Mike Sheridan
69.30% | Re-election | Mike Sheridan (cw) | Mike Sheridan
100%* |
| AD-45 | Chuck Benedict
99.11% | Re-election | Chuck Benedict | Mike Hahn (cw) | Chuck Benedict
60%* |
| AD-46 | Gary Hebl
99.06% | Re-election | Gary Hebl | Kathy Maves
Spencer Zimmerman | Gary Hebl
66%* |
| AD-47 | Eugene Hahn
50.29% | Open | Paul Fisk (cw)
Trish O'Neil (cw) | John Keating
Tim McCumber (cw)
Steven Pate (cw)
Keith Ripp (cw)
Erich Ruth (cw) | Dennis E. Hruby (cw) | Keith Ripp†
48%* |
| AD-48 | Joseph Parisi
75.56% | Re-election | Joseph Parisi | Joseph Parisi
100%* |
| AD-49 | Phil Garthwaite
51.20% | Re-election | Phil Garthwaite (cw) | Kathy Kopp
David Kuhle (cw)
Dennis Lundell (cw)
Travis T Tranel (cw) | Phil Garthwaite
54%* |
| AD-50 | Sheryl Albers
56.94% | Open | Tom Crofton (cw)
Darryl Teske (cw) | Todd R. Allbaugh
Ed Brooks
Craig L. Buswell
Anthony Carver | Ed Brooks
56%* |
| AD-51 | Steve Hilgenberg
53.26% | Re-election | Steve Hilgenberg | Nathan R Russell (cw) | Steve Hilgenberg
57%* |
| AD-52 | John Townsend
99.35% | Re-election | Jerry Keifenheim | Scott Matthew
John Townsend (cw) | John Townsend
58%* |
| AD-53 | Carol Owens
98.24% | Open | Jeff Mann (cw) | Jacob Burns
Mike Christianson
Mike Hatch
Richard J. Spanbauer
Cecil Streeter (cw) | Richard Spanbauer
63%* |
| AD-54 | Gordon Hintz
62.12% | Re-election | Gordon Hintz (cw) | Mark Reiff (cw) | Gordon Hintz
66%* |
| AD-55 | Dean Kaufert
51.99% | Re-election | Mark Westphal (cw) | Dean Kaufert | Dean Kaufert
54%* |
| AD-56 | Roger Roth
59.04% | Re-election | Susan Garcia Franz | Roger Roth | Roger Roth
60%* |
| AD-57 | Steve Wieckert
53.17% | Open | Penny Bernard Schaber (cw) | Jo Egelhoff (cw)
Peter Stueck (cw) | Penny Bernard Schaber
57%* |
| AD-58 | Patricia Strachota
99.41% | Re-election | Patricia Strachota | Greg Dombro | Patricia Strachota
83%* |
| AD-59 | Daniel LeMahieu
99.54% | Re-election | Daniel LeMahieu
Karl McCarty | Daniel LeMahieu
100%* |
| AD-60 | Mark Gottlieb
99.14% | Re-election | Perry Duman (cw) | Mark Gottlieb (cw) | Mark Gottlieb
70%* |
| AD-61 | Robert Turner
99.06% | Re-election | Robert Turner | George Meyers | Robert Turner
88%* |
| AD-62 | Cory Mason
52.37% | Re-election | Cory Mason (cw) | Keith R. Deschler | Cory Mason
85%* |
| AD-63 | Robin Vos
58.16% | Re-election | Linda Flashinski (cw) | Robin Vos (cw) | Robin Vos
62%* |
| AD-64 | James Kreuser
98.67% | Open | Peter W. Barca (cw)
Carol J. Fischer
Jim Huff (cw)
Michael Orth (cw) | Jeffery Cassity (cw) | Peter Barca
100%* |
| AD-65 | John Steinbrink
96.89% | Re-election | John Steinbrink | Arthur DeWolf
Alexander J. Tiahnybok (cw) | John Steinbrink
66%* |
| AD-66 | Samantha Kerkman
77.80% | Re-election | Mike Orr (cw)
Larry Zamba (cw) | Samantha Kerkman | Samantha Kerkman
60%* |
| AD-67 | Jeffrey Wood
54.00% | Re-election | Andrew McKenzie | Jeffrey Wood | Jeffrey Wood
50%* |
| AD-68 | Terry Moulton
51.24% | Re-election | Kristen Dexter (cw)
Michael Turner | Terry Moulton | Kristen Dexter
50%* |
| AD-69 | Scott Suder
64.32% | Re-election | Tim Swiggum (cw) | Scott Suder | Scott Suder
59%* |
| AD-70 | Amy Sue Vruwink
66.52% | Re-election | Amy Sue Vruwink (cw) | Dennis Seevers | Amy Sue Vruwink
70%* |
| AD-71 | Louis Molepske
70.12% | Re-election | Louis Molepske (cw) | Daron L. Jensen | Louis Molepske
69%* |
| AD-72 | Marlin Schneider
63.27% | Re-election | Thad Kubisiak (cw)
Marlin Schneider | Jeff Tyberg | Marlin Schneider
62%* |
| AD-73 | Frank Boyle
98.36% | Open | Vern Johnson (cw)
Bruce Meyers
Nick Milroy (cw)
Mary Tripp (cw) | Jeffery L. Monaghan (cw) | Nick Milroy
81%* |
| AD-74 | Gary Sherman
62.55% | Re-election | Alan E. Ralph
Gary Sherman (cw) | Shirl LaBarre | Gary Sherman
62%* |
| AD-75 | Mary Hubler
61.61% | Re-election | Mary Hubler | Mary Hubler
100%* |
| AD-76 | Terese Berceau
99.04% | Re-election | Terese Berceau | Terese Berceau
100%* |
| AD-77 | Spencer Black
99.13% | Re-election | Spencer Black | Spencer Black
100%* |
| AD-78 | Mark Pocan
98.84% | Re-election | Mark Pocan | Mark Pocan
100%* |
| AD-79 | Sondy Pope-Roberts
99.13% | Re-election | Sondy Pope-Roberts (cw) | Carl Skalitzky | Sondy Pope-Roberts
67%* |
| AD-80 | Brett Davis
50.53% | Re-election | John Waelti (cw)
Kristin Ann Wisnefske (cw) | Brett Davis (cw) | Brett Davis
56%* |
| AD-81 | David Travis
99.41% | Open | Eric Englund (cw)
Peng Her (cw)
Tim Kiefer (cw)
John W. Laubmeier
Kelda Helen Roys (cw)
Michael P. Ryan
Justin Sargent (cw) | Kelda Roys
100%* |
| AD-82 | Jeff Stone
98.47% | Re-election | Brian Barnstable | Jeff Stone | Jeff Stone
100% |
| AD-83 | Scott Gunderson
68.57% | Re-election | Aaron Scott Robertson (cw) | Scott Gunderson | Scott Gunderson
73%* |
| AD-84 | Mark Gundrum
98.97% | Re-election | Mark Gundrum | Mark Gundrum
100%* |
| AD-85 | Donna Seidel
64.55% | Re-election | Donna Seidel | Jess F. Kufahl (cw) | Donna Seidel
64%* |
| AD-86 | Jerry Petrowski
64.21% | Re-election | Nate Myszka (cw) | Jerry Petrowski | Jerry Petrowski
56%* |
| AD-87 | Mary Williams
50.53% | Re-election | J. Suzanne Murphy
Judy Reas (cw) | Mary Williams | Mary Williams
50%* |
| AD-88 | James Soletski
50.15% | Re-election | James Soletski (cw) | Tony Theisen (cw) | James Soletski
56%* |
| AD-89 | John Nygren
54.10% | Re-election | Randy Koehn (cw) | John Nygren | John Nygren
54%* |
| AD-90 | Karl Van Roy
55.46% | Re-election | Lou Ann Weix (cw) | Karl Van Roy | Karl Van Roy
54%* |
| AD-91 | Barbara Gronemus
69.50% | Open | Chris Danou (cw)
Marge Baecker
John Kimmel
Steve Boe
James Kraft
Remy Ceci | Dave Hegenbarth (cw)
David Anderson | Ted Burleson | Paul. A. Besseler (cw) | Chris Danou
54%* |
| AD-92 | Terry Musser
54.05% | Open | Curtis Miller (cw)
Mark Radcliffe (cw) | Dan Hellman (cw) | Mark Radcliffe
53%* |
| AD-93 | Jeff Smith
50.62% | Re-election | Jeff Smith | Darcy Fields
John Schiess | Jeff Smith
59%* |
| AD-94 | Michael Huebsch
57.92% | Re-election | Cheryl Hancock (cw) | Michael Huebsch | Michael Huebsch
54%* |
| AD-95 | Jennifer Shilling
98.44% | Re-election | Jennifer Shilling | Robert Erickson | Jennifer Shilling
100%* |
| AD-96 | Lee Nerison
50.82% | Re-election | Dale Klemme (cw) | Lee Nerison | Lee Nerison
52%* |
| AD-97 | Bill Kramer
55.83% | Re-election | Roger Danielsen
Ruth Page Jones (cw)
Steve Schmuki (cw) | Bill Kramer (cw) | Thomas J Russ (cw) | Bill Kramer
55%* |
| AD-98 | Rich Zipperer
70.98% | Re-election | Victor Weers (cw) | Rich Zipperer (cw) | Rich Zipperer
72%* |
| AD-99 | Don Pridemore
99.52% | Re-election | Don Pridemore (cw) | Don Pridemore
100%* |
|
† This race is yet subject to a recount. * Results are AP election night reports not yet certified by the elections board.
1. ^Constitution of the State of Wisconsin, Sections 4 and 5.
2. ^Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Gableman victorious
3. ^Wausau Daily Herald - Report shows special interests dominate Wis. Supreme Court race]
4. ^CBS 3 WISC - Some Call For Changes In Supreme Court Races
5. ^The Capital Times - Gableman's victory shifts court to right
6. ^Wisconsin State Journal - Good riddance to monster veto
7. ^Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Voters drive stake into 'Frankenstein veto'
8. ^1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
9. ^Associated Press - Results of Fall 2008 General Election
10. ^Wisconsin State Elections Board - Results of Fall 2004 General Election
11. ^Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
12. ^Wisconsin State Elections Board - Results of Fall 2006 General Election
13. ^Wisconsin State Elections Board - Results of Fall 2006 Recounts
14. ^Associated Press - Results of Fall 2008 General Election
15. ^TMJ4 Milwaukee - Election Results
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