2008 Wisconsin State Assembly election

2008 Wisconsin State Assembly election

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All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader James Kreuser
(retired)
Michael Huebsch
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 64thKenosha 94thWest Salem
Last election 47 seats, TBD% 52 seats, TBD%
Seats before 47 51
Seats won 52 46
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5
Popular vote 1,478,815 1,161,265
Percentage 55.31% 43.43%

  Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election N/A
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 26,037
Percentage 0.97%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
     Independent hold

Speaker before election

Michael Huebsch
Republican

Elected Speaker

Michael J. Sheridan
Democratic

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]

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.

  1. ^ "State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. pp. 920–922. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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