Wisconsin state elections, 2008

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The Wisconsin spring nonpartisan general election was held April 1, 2008. Voters statewide cast ballots for Wisconsin Supreme Court and an amendment to the state Constitution.

The Wisconsin fall partisan general election will be held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the as Federal and Congressional elections. Offices to be elected include half of the state's Senate seats and all of the state's Assembly seats.[1]

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[edit] Spring Nonpartisan Election

Judge Michael Gableman was elected with 51% of the vote, defeating incumbent Justice Louis Butler with 49% of the vote.[2] The heavy spending of outside interest groups in this race[3] has inspired some to call for reforms to Wisconsin election law and the selection of judges.[4]. The ascendency of Michael Gabelman to the bench tilts the Court in a more conservative direction.[5]

By a margin greater than 2-1, voters chose to amend the state's Constitution.[6]

"Partial veto. Shall section 10(1)(c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from create creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the entrolled bill?"

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]

[edit] Fall Partisan Election

Voters in Wisconsin in this election cycle will cast ballots for many state legislators. Senators from districts ending in even numbers and all assemblymen will be up for election. Additionally, many Wisconsin counties will be electing District Attorneys at this time.

[edit] Senate Contests

Senate Democrats will look to expand the majority they gained from the Republicans in the previous election cycle while Senate Republicans would like to regain control of the body.

Wisconsin Senate Elections
District Incumbent[8] 2004 Vote [9] 2008 Status Democratic[10][11] Republican[12][13] Independent[14]
2 Robert Cowles 89.13% Re-election Robert Cowles
4 Lena Taylor 99.16% Re-election Lena Taylor (cw)
6 Spencer Coggs 99.15% Re-election Spencer Coggs
8 Alberta Darling 56.94% Re-election Sheldon Wasserman (cw) Alberta Darling (cw)
10 Sheila Harsdorf 59.21% Re-election Alison Page (cw) Sheila Harsdorf (cw)
12 Roger Breske 53.47% Open Jim Holperin Tom Tiffany (cw)
14 Luther S. Olsen 99.35%
16 Mark Miller 60.04% Re-election Mark Miller (cw)
18 Carol Roessler 98.60% Open[15] Jessica King (cw) Michael Brooks
Tim Lakin
Mark Reiff
20 Glenn Grothman 99.15% Re-election Glenn Grothman Greg Dombrow
22 Robert Wirch 52.11% Re-election Robert Wirch (cw) Ben Bakke (cw)
Tom Tiffany (cw)
24 Julie Lassa 67.57% Re-election Julie Lassa
26 Fred Risser 80.81% Re-election Fred Risser
28 Mary Lazich 99.27% Re-election Mary Lazich
30 Dave Hansen 54.55% Re-election Dave Hansen (cw) Chad M. Fradette
32 Dan Kapanke 52.56% Re-election Tara Johnson Dan Kapanke (cw)

[edit] Assembly Contests

Senate Republicans will look to defend their control of the house and reverse the gains Democrats made in the previous election cycle while Democrats will seek to take the majority for the first time in years.

Wisconsin Assembly Elections
District Incumbent[16] 2006 Vote[17][18] 2008 Status Democratic[19][20] Republican[21][22] Libertarian[23] Independent[24]
1 Garey Bies 53.56% Re-election Chris Baeb (cw)
Dick Skare (cw)		 Garey Bies
2 Frank Lasee 89.30% Re-election Lee Brocher (cw)
Kevin Garthwaite (cw)
Ted Zigmunt (cw)		 Frank Lasee
3 Al Ott 59.30% Re-election Al Ott
4 Phil Montgomery 55.96% Sam Dunlop
5 Tom Nelson 62.29% Re-election Tom Nelson (cw) Jim Steineke[25] (cw)
6 Gary Tauchen 60.33% Re-election Gary Tauchen (cw)
7 Peggy Krusick 98.90% Re-election Peggy Krusick Corrine Wiesmueller
8 Pedro Colón 98.76% Re-election Pedro Colón
9 Josh Zepnick 98.48% Re-election Josh Zepnick
10 Annette "Polly" Williams 99.06% Re-election Annette "Polly" Williams
11 Jason Fields 99.42% Re-election Jason Fields
12 Fred Kessler 98.76% Re-election Fred Kessler
13 David Cullen 64.34% Re-election David Cullen Matthew Pietz
14 Leah Vukmir 61.64% Re-election Dave Hucke Leah Vukmir
15 Tony Staskunas 97.31% Re-election Tony Staskunas
16 Leon Young 98.66% Re-election Leon Young
17 Barbara Toles 90.90% Re-election Samantha Bady
Barbara Toles
18 Tamara Grigsby 98.68% Re-election Tamara Grigsby
19 Jon Richards 98.38% Re-election Jon Richards
20 Christine Sinicki 98.36% Re-election Christine Sinicki
Steven Sutherland
21 Mark R. Honadel 98.02% Re-election Glen Brower
Justine Kozanoglu		 Mark R. Honadel
22 Sheldon Wasserman 98.70% Open Andy Feldman (cw)
Guy Johnson
Dan Kohl (cw)
Sandra Pasch (cw)
Rosemary Ponik		 Yash P. Wadhwa (cw)
23 Jim Ott 56.09% Re-election Jim Ott
24 Suzanne Jeskewitz 99.23% Open[26] Torrey Lauer Jason LaSage
Randall Melchert (cw)
25 Bob Ziegelbauer 54.00% Re-election Bob Ziegelbauer
26 Terry Van Akkeren 72.17% Re-election Terry Van Akkeren Job Hou-Seye Colin R. Nelson
27 Steve Kestell 99.62% Re-election Steve Kestell
28 Ann Hraychuck 50.74% Re-election Ann Hraychuck (cw) Kent Muschinske
Lauren Stephens (cw)
29 John Murtha 51.58% Re-election Chris Buckel (cw)
L. John Peters		 John Murtha Craig Mohn
30 Kitty Rhoades 57.40% Re-election Sarah Bruch (cw) Kitty Rhoades (cw)
31 Steve Nass 63.99% Re-election Frank Urban Steve Nass
32 Thomas A. Lothian 53.63% Doug A. Harrod
33 Scott A. Newcomer 71.63%
34 Dan Meyer 56.03% Re-election Paul Tubbs (cw) Dan Meyer
35 Donald Friske 98.98% Re-election Jay Schmelling (cw) Donald Friske
36 Jeffrey L. Mursau 54.13% Re-election James Crawford
Stan Gruszynski		 Jeffrey L. Mursau
37 Andy Jorgensen 50.17% Re-election Andy Jorgensen Kent Donald Koebke
Tom Luetzow
Brian A. Peters (cw)
38 Joel Kleefisch 66.51% Re-election Richard Pas[27] Joel Kleefisch
39 Jeff Fitzgerald 62.46% Re-election Aaron Onsrud (cw) Jeff FItzgerald
40 Kevin Petersen 52.63% Re-election Kevin Kuehl Kevin Petersen
41 Joan Ballweg 64.50% Re-election Scott Milheiser Joan Ballweg (cw)
42 J.A. Hines 53.50% Re-election Fred Clark (cw) J.A. Hines
43 Kim Hixson 50.02% Re-election Kim Hixon (cw) Debi Towns (cw)
44 Mike Sheridan 69.30% Re-election Mike Sheridan (cw)
45 Chuck Benedict 99.11% Re-election Chuck Benedict Mike Hahn
46 Gary Hebl 99.06% Re-election Gary Hebl
47 Eugene Hahn 50.29% Open[28] Paul Fisk (cw)
Jonathon M Kelley
Trish O'Neil (cw)		 John Keating
Tim McCumber (cw)
Steven Pate
Keith Ripp
Erich Ruth (cw)		 Dennis E. Hruby
48 Joseph Parisi 75.56% Re-election Joseph Parisi
49 Phil Garthwaite 51.20% Re-election Phil Garthwaite (cw) Kathy Kopp
David Kuhle (cw)
Dennis Lundell (cw)
Travis T Tranel (cw)
50 Sheryl Albers 56.94% Open[29] Tom Crofton (cw)
Darryl Teske		 Craig L. Buswell
51 Steve Hilgenberg 53.26% Re-election Steve Hilgenberg Nathan R Russell (cw)
52 John Townsend 99.35% Re-election Jerry Keifenheim John Townsend (cw)
53 Carol Owens 98.24% Open[30] Jeff Mann Mike Hatch
Richard J Spanbauer
Cecil Streeter (cw)
54 Gordon Hintz 62.12% Re-election Gordon Hintz (cw)
55 Dean Kaufert 51.99% Re-election Mark Westphal (cw) Dean Kaufert
56 Roger Roth 59.04% Susan Garcia Franz
57 Steve Wieckert 53.17% Open[31] Penny Bernard Schaber (cw) Jo Egelhoff
Peter Stueck
58 Pat Strachota 99.41% Re-election Pat Strachota
59 Daniel LeMahieu 99.54% Re-election Daniel LeMahieu
60 Mark Gottlieb 99.14% Re-election Perry Duman (cw) Mark Gottlieb (cw)
61 Robert Turner 99.06% Re-election Robert Turner
62 Cory Mason 52.37% Re-election Cory Mason (cw) Keith R. Deschler
63 Robin J. Vos 58.16% Re-election Linda Flashinski Robin J. Vos
64 James Kreuser 98.67% Open[32] Carol J. Fischer
Jim Huff
Michael Orth (cw)		 Jeffery Cassity
65 John Steinbrink 96.89% Re-election John Steinbrink Arthur DeWolf
66 Samantha Kerkman 77.80% Re-election Mike Orr (cw)
JoEllyn M Storz
Larry Zamba (cw)		 Samantha Kerkman
67 Jeffrey Wood 54.00%
68 Terry Moulton 51.24% Re-election Kristen Dexter
Michael Turner		 Terry Moulton
69 Scott Suder 64.32% Tim Swiggum (cw)
70 Amy Sue Vruwink 66.52% Re-election Amy Sue Vruwink (cw)
71 Louis Molepske 70.12% Re-election Louis Molepske
72 Marlin Schneider 63.27% Re-election Thad Kubisiak
Marlin Schneider
73 Frank Boyle 98.36% Open[33] Gary Kauther[34]
Nick Milroy
Mary Tripp (cw)		 Jeffrey L. Monaghan
74 Gary Sherman 62.55% Re-election Gary Sherman
75 Mary Hubler 61.61% Re-election Mary Hubler
76 Terese Berceau 99.04% Re-election Terese Berceau
77 Spencer Black 99.13% Re-election Spencer Black
78 Mark Pocan 98.84% Re-election Mark Pocan
79 Sondy Pope-Roberts 99.13% Re-election Sondy Pope-Roberts (cw)
80 Brett Davis 50.53% Re-election John Waelti (cw)
Kristin Ann Wisnefske (cw)		 Brett Davis (cw)
81 David M. Travis 99.41% Open[35] Eric Englund (cw)
Peng Her
Tim Kiefer (cw)
John W. Laubmeier
Kelda Helen Roys (cw)
Michael P. Ryan
Justin Sargent (cw)
82 Jeff Stone 98.47%
83 Scott L. Gunderson 68.57% Re-election Scott L. Gunderson
84 Mark Gundrum 98.97% Re-election Mark Gundrum
85 Donna Seidel 64.55% Re-election Donna Seidel Jess F. Kufahl
86 Jerry Petrowski 64.21% Re-election Nate Myszka (cw) Jerry Petrowski
87 Mary Williams 50.53% Re-election Judy Reas Mary Williams
88 James Soletski 50.15% Re-election James Soletski (cw) Tony Theisen
89 John Nygren 54.10% Re-election Randy Koehn (cw) John Nygren
90 Karl Van Roy 55.46% Re-election Lou Ann Weix (cw) Karl Van Roy
91 Barbara Gronemus 69.50% Open[36] Margaret Baecker
Chris Danou (cw)
Jeff Hauser
John Kimmel
James Kraft		 Dave Anderson (cw)
Tim Bice
Dave Hegenbarth (cw)		 Paul. A. Besseler
92 Terry M. Musser 54.05% Open[37] Curtis Miller (cw)
Mark Radcliffe		 Dan Hellman
93 Jeff Smith 50.62% Re-election Jeff Smith John Schiess
94 Michael D. Huebsch 57.92% Re-election Cheryl Hancock Michael D. Huebsch
95 Jennifer Shilling 98.44% Re-election Jennifer Shilling Robert Erickson[38]
96 Lee A. Nerison 50.82% Dale Klemme (cw) Hayden R. Gnewikow
97 Bill Kramer 55.83% Re-election Roger Danielsen
Ruth Page Jones (cw)
Steve Schmuki (cw)		 Bill Kramer (cw) Thomas J Russ (cw)
98 Rich Zipperer 70.98% Re-election Rich Zipperer (cw)
99 Don Pridemore 99.52% Re-election Don Pridemore (cw)

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  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. ^ Wisconsin Senate Directory
  9. ^ Wisconsin State Elections Board - Results of Fall 2004 General Election
  10. ^ State Senate Democratic Committee
  11. ^ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
  12. ^ Wisconsin Republican Party - Candidates
  13. ^ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
  14. ^ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
  15. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
  16. ^ Wisconsin Assembly Directory
  17. ^ Wisconsin State Elections Board - Results of Fall 2006 General Election
  18. ^ Wisconsin State Elections Board - Results of Fall 2006 Recounts
  19. ^ Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee
  20. ^ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
  21. ^ Wisconsin Republican Party - Candidates
  22. ^ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
  23. ^ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
  24. ^ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Candidate Registration
  25. ^ WisPolitics - Steinke Campaign press release
  26. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Jeskewitz not seeking another term in Assembly
  27. ^ Waukesha County Democratic Party - candidate listing
  28. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
  29. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Assembly retirements continue with Albers ending 17-year career
  30. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
  31. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
  32. ^ Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee
  33. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
  34. ^ Superior Daily Telegram - Third Democrat seeks state Assembly seat
  35. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
  36. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
  37. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Musser is 11th Assembly member to not seek re-election
  38. ^ La Crosse Tribune - Erickson challenges Shilling


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