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For the first time in twenty-two years, Democrats control the State Legislature as well as the governor’s office. In this State Capitol Report, Joy Cardin talks to state capitol reporter Shawn Johnson and then is joined by Democratic Assembly Rep. Mark Pocan.

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(Nov 18, 2008)
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(Nov 17, 2008)
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(Nov 7, 2008)
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(Nov 12, 2008)
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(Nov 7, 2008)
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(Nov 7, 2008)
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(Nov 7, 2008)
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Election Returns

Federal Races

Called winners in bold   

* denotes incumbent

President of the United States (99% in)

  • Chuck Baldwin (I) 3,607 - 0%
  • Bob Barr (L) 8,638 - 0%
  • Gloria LaRiva (I) 231 - 0%
  • John McCain (R) 1,237,173 - 43%
  • Cynthia McKinney (G) 5,201 - 0%
  • Brian Moore (I) 522 - 0%
  • Ralph Nader (I) 17,009- 1%
  • Barack Obama (D) 1,608,808 - 56%
  • Jeffrey J. Wamboldt (I) 564 - 0%

 

Congressional District 1 (97% in):

  • Joseph Kexel (L) 4,530- 1%
  • Marge Krupp (D) 122,437 - 35%
  • Paul Ryan* (R)  225,563 - 64%

Congressional District 2  (99% in):

  • Tammy Baldwin* (D) 273,998 - 69%
  • Peter Theron (R)  120,654 - 31%

Congressional District 3  (98% in):

  • Kevin Barrett (L) 7,505 - 2%
  • Ron Kind* (D) 210,657 - 63%
  • Paul Stark (R)  118,122 - 35%

Congressional District 4 (99% in):

  • Michael LaForest (I) 25,997 - 12%
  • Gwen Moore* (D) 183,795 - 88%

Congressional District 5  (99% in):

  • Robert Raymond (I) 68,363 - 20%
  • F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.* (R) 272,207 - 80% 

Congressional District 6  (100% in):

  • Roger A. Kittelson (D) 126,059 - 36% 
  • Tom Petri* (R)  221,812 - 64%

Congressional District 7  (100% in):

  • Dan Mielke (R)  136,813 - 39%
  • David Obey* (D) 212,459 - 61% 

Congressional District 8  (99% in):

  • John Gard (R)  163,575 - 46%
  • Steve Kagen* (D) 191,787 - 54% 

State Senate

State Senate District 2 (__% in):

  • Robert L. Cowles* (R)  ___ __%

State Senate District 4 (__% in):

  • Lena C. Taylor* (D) ___ __%

State Senate District 6 (__% in):

  • Spencer Coggs* (D) ___ __%

State Senate District 8 (100% in):

  • Alberta Darling* (R) 50,144 51%
  • Sheldon Wasserman (D) 48,154 49%

State Senate District 10 (100% in):

  • Sheila Harsdorf* (R) 55,549 56%
  • Alison Page (D) 42,829 44%

State Senate District 12 (100% in):

  • Jim Holperin (D) 43,656 - 51%
  • Tom Tiffany (R)  41,544 - 49%

State Senate District 14 (__% in):

  • Luther S. Olsen* (R) ___ __%

State Senate District 16 (__% in):

  • Mark Miller* (D) ___ __%

State Senate District 18 (100% in):

  • Randy Hopper (R) 41,844 - 50%
  • Jessica King (D) 41,644 - 50%

State Senate District 20 (100% in):

  • Glenn Grothman* (R) 69,935 80%
  • Clyde Winter (I) 17,109 20%

State Senate District 22 (100% in):

  • Benjamin Bakke (R) 27,118 33%
  • Robert Wirch* (D) 54,638 67%

State Senate District 24 (100% in):

  • Julie Lassa* (D) 57,776 68%
  • Tom Kimmet (R) 27,653 32%

State Senate District 26 (__% in):

  • Fred A. Risser* (D) ___ __%

State Senate District 28 (__% in):

  • Mary Lazich* (R)  ___ __%

State Senate District 30 (100% in):

  • Chad Fradette (R) 26,185 - 34%
  • Dave Hansen* (D) 51,466 - 66%

State Senate District 32 (100% in):

  • Tara Johnson (D) 42,725 49%
  • Dan Kapanke* (R) 45,276 51%

 

State Assembly

 Assembly District 1 (100% in): 

  • Garey Bies* (R) 15,905 - 51%
  • Dick Skare (D) 15,055 - 49%

Assembly District 2 (100% in):

  • Ted Zigmunt (D)   16,007 52%
  • Frank Lassee* (R) 14,680 48%

Assembly District 3 (100% in):

  • Justin Krueger (D) 14,053 42%
  • Al Ott* (R) 19,650 58%

Assembly District 4 (100% in):

  • Sam Dunlop (D) 13,514 47%
  • Phil Montgomery* (R) 15,106 53%

Assembly District 5 (100% in):

  • Tom Nelson* (D) 19,372 64%
  • Jim Steineke (R) 10,676 36%

Assembly District 6 (100% in):

  • John Powers (D) 11,603 - 45%
  • Gary Tauchen* (R) 14,178 - 55%

Assembly District 7 (100% in):

  • Peggy Krusick* (D) 16,568- 60%
  • Brad Sponholz (L) 655 - 2%
  • Corrine Wiesmueller (R) 10,577 - 40%

Assembly District 8 (__% in):

  • Pedro Colon* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 9 (__% in):

  • Josh Zepnick* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 10 (__% in):

  • Annette Polly Williams* (D)  ___ __%

Assembly District 11 (__% in):

  • Jason Fields* (D)  ___ __%

Assembly District 12 (__% in):

  • Frederick P. Kessler* (D)  ___ __%

Assembly District 13 (__% in):

  • David Cullen* (D)  ___ __%

Assembly District 14 (100% in):

  • Dave Hucke (D) 11,704 - 38%
  • Leah Vukmir* (R) 19,416 - 62%

Assembly District 15 (100% in):

  • David Nickel (R) 10,199 - 39%
  • Tony Staskunas* (D) 15,651 - 61%

Assembly District 16 (__% in):

  • Leon D. Young* (D) ___ __% 

Assembly District 17 (__% in):

  • Barbara L. Toles* (D) ___ __%  

Assembly District 18 (__% in):

  • Tamara D. Grigsby* (D) ___ __%  

Assembly District 19 (__% in):

  • Jon Richards* (D) ___ __%  

Assembly District 20 (__% in):

  • Christine M. Sinicki* (D) ___ __%  

Assembly District 21 (100% in):

  • Glen Brower (D)  14,183- 47%
  • Mark Honadel* (R) 15,676- 53%

Assembly District 22 (100% in):

  • Sandy Pasch (D) 21,936 - 67%
  • Yash Wadhwa (R) 10,720 - 33%

Assembly District 23 (100% in):

  • Jim Ott* (R) 17,832 58%
  • Rene Settle-Robinson (D) 12,999 42%

Assembly District 24 (100% in):

  • Charlene Brady (D) 12,558 38% 
  • Dan Knodl (R) 20,509 62% 

Assembly District 25 (__% in):

  • Bob Zeigelbauer (D) ___ __% 

Assembly District 26 (100% in):

  • Terry Van Akkeren* (D) 16,047 65% 
  • Alex Pieper (R) 8,460 35%

Assembly District 27 (98% in):

  • Bob Cox (D) 10,266 34% 
  • Steve Kestell* (R) 19,966 66%

Assembly District 28 (100% in):

  • Ann Hraychuck* (D) 16,407 - 55% 
  • Kent Muschinske (R)  13,211 - 45%

 Assembly District 29 (100% in):

  • Chris Buckel (D) 14,269 - 43%
  • Craig Mohn (L) 1,257 - 4%
  • John Murtha* (R) 17,691 - 53%

Assembly District 30 (100% in):

  • Sandra Bruch (D) 16,010 - 45%
  • Kitty Rhoades* (R) 19,442- 55% 

Assembly District 31 (100% in):

  • Steve Nass* (R) 21,758- 67% 
  • Frank Urban (D) 10,848- 33%

Assembly District 32 (100% in):

  • John Finley (I) 1,865 - 7%
  • Doug Harrod (D) 10,928 - 41%
  • Thomas Lothian* (R) 13,691 - 52%

Assembly District 33 (__% in):

  • Scott Newcomer* (R) ___ __% 

Assembly District 34 (100% in):

  • Dan Meyer* (R) 16,295 - 50% 
  • Paul Tubbs (D) 16,131 - 50%

Assembly District 35 (100% in):

  • Don Friske* (R) 15,410 - 57% 
  • Jay Schmelling (D) 11,746 - 43%

Assembly District 36 (100% in):

  • Stan Gruszynski (D) 12,363 48%
  • Jeffrey Mursau* (R) 13,139 - 52% 

Assembly District 37 (100% in):

  • Andy Jorgenson* (D) 17,756 59%
  • Kent Koebke (R) 12,176 41% 

Assembly District 38 (100% in):

  • Joel Kleefisch* (R) 20,294 - 66% 
  • Dick Pas (D) 10,293 - 33%

Assembly District 39 (100% in):

  • Jeff Fitzgerald* (R) 15,971 60% 
  • Aaron Onsrud (D) 10,605 40%

Assembly District 40 (100% in):

  • Kevin Kuehl (D) 10,536 42%
  • Kevin Petersen* (R) 14,174 58% 

Assembly District 41 (100% in):

  • Joan Ballweg* (R) 16,656 63% 
  • Scott Milheiser (D) 9,850 37%

Assembly District 42 (100% in):

  • Fred Clark (D) 15,923 58%
  • J.A. Hines* (R) 11,335 42% 

Assembly District 43 (97% in):

  • Kim Hixson* (D) 14,286 51%
  • Debi Towns (R) 13,982 49% 

Assembly District 44 (__% in):

  • Mike Sheridan* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 45 (100% in):

  • Chuck Benedict* (D) 16,045 60%
  • Mike Hahn (R) 10,522 40% 

Assembly District 46 (100% in):

  • Gary Hebl* (D) 22,348 66%
  • Kathy Maves (R) 11,365 34% 

Assembly District 47 (100% in):

  • Dennis Hruby (I) 1,386 4%
  • Trish O'Neal (D) 15,418 48%
  • Keith Ripp (R)  15,446 48%

Assembly District 48 (__% in):

  • Joseph T. Parisi* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 49 (100% in):

  • Phil Garthwaite* (D) 13,893 - 54%
  • Travis Tranel (R) 11,824 - 46% 

Assembly District 50 (100% in):

  • Ed Brooks (R) 14,372 - 56% 
  • Tom Crofton (D) 11,264 - 44%

Assembly District 51 (100% in):

  • Steve Hilgenberg* (D) 15,909  57% 
  • Nathan Russell (R) 12,081 43% 

Assembly District 52 (71% in):

  • Jeffrey Keifenheim (D) 10,963 42%
  • John Townsend* (R) 15,110 58% 

Assembly District 53 (100% in):

  • Jeff Mann (D) 9,337 37%
  • Richard Spanbauer (R) 16,138 63% 

Assembly District 54 (100% in):

  • Gordon Hintz* (D) 18,758 66%
  • Mark Reiff (R) 9,531 34% 

Assembly District 55 (100% in):

  • Dean Kaufert* (R) 14,256 54%
  • Mark Westphal (D) 12,176 46% 

Assembly District 56 (100% in):

  • Susan Garcia Franz (D) 14,147 40%
  • Roger Roth* (R) 20,979 60% 

Assembly District 57 (100% in):

  • Jo Egelhoff (R) 11,559 43%  
  • Penny Bernard Schaber (D) 15,381 57%

Assembly District 58 (100% in):

  • Greg Dombro (I)  4,889 17%  
  • Pat Strachota* (R) 23,603 83%

Assembly District 59 (__% in):

  • Daniel R. LeMahieu* (R) ___ __%  

Assembly District 60 (100% in):

  • Perry Duman (D) 9,817 30%
  • Mark Gottlieb* (R) 23,276 70% 

Assembly District 61 (100% in):

  • Robert Turner* (D) 16,267 88%
  • George Meyers (L) 2,242 12% 

Assembly District 62 (100% in):

  • Keith Deschler (L) 3,214 15%
  • Cory Mason* (D) 17,891 85% 

Assembly District 63 (100% in):

  • Linda Flashinski (D) 12,608 38%
  • Robin Vos* (R) 20,170 62% 

Assembly District 64 (__% in):

  • Peter W. Barca* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 65 (100% in):

  • John Steinbrink* (D) 17,851 66%
  • Alex Tiahnybok (R) 9,288 34% 

Assembly District 66 (100% in):

  • Samantha Kerkman* (R) 17,645  60%
  • Larry Zamba (D) 11,782% 

Assembly District 67 (100% in):

  • Jeff Wood* (I) 12,388 50%
  • Don Moga (R) 12,213 50%

Assembly District 68 (100% in):

  • Kristen Dexter (D) 15,434 50%
  • Terry Moulton* (R) 15,159 50% 

Assembly District 69 (100% in):

  • Scott Suder* (R) 14,524 59%
  • Tim Swiggum (D) 9,905 41% 

Assembly District 70 (100% in):

  • Dennis Seevers (R) 8,495 30%
  • Amy Sue Vruwink* (D) 19,489 70% 

Assembly District 71 (100% in):

  • Daron Jensen (R) 9,269 31%
  • Louis Molepske* (D) 20,353 69% 

Assembly District 72 (100% in):

  • Marlin Schneider* (D) 16,889 62% 
  • Jeff Tyberg (R) 10,224 38%

Assembly District 73 (100% in): 

  • Nick Milroy (D) 20,687 81%
  • Jeffery Monaghan (I) 4,786 19%

Assembly District 74 (100% in):

  • Shirl LaBarre (R) 10,793 38%
  • Gary Sherman* (D) 17,910 62%  

Assembly District 75 (__% in):

  • Mary Hubler* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 76 (__% in):

  • Terese Berceau* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 77 (__% in):

  • Spencer Black* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 78 (__% in):

  • Mark Pocan* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 79 (100% in):

  • Sondy Pope-Roberts* (D) 24,641 67%
  • Carl Skalitzky (R) 12,108 33%  

Assembly District 80 (100% in):

  • Brett Davis* (R) 17,476 56%
  • John Waelti (D) 13,763 44% 

Assembly District 81 (__% in):

  • Kelda Helen Roys (D) ___ __%  

Assembly District 82 (__% in):

  • Jeff Stone* (R) ___ __%  

Assembly District 83 (100% in):

  • Scott Gunderson* (R) 24,831 73%
  • Aaron Robertson (D) 9,182 27% 

Assembly District 84 (__% in):

  • Mark Gundrum* (R) ___ __%  

Assembly District 85 (100% in):

  • Jess Kufahl (R) 9,484 36%
  • Donna Seidel* (D) 16,975 64% 

Assembly District 86 (54% in):

  • Nate Myszka (D) 13,715 44%
  • Jerry Petrowski* (R) 17,397 56% 

Assembly District 87 (100% in):

  • Judy Reas (D) 12,686 50%
  • Mary Williams* (R) 12,913 50%

Assembly District 88 (100% in):

  • Jim Soletski* (D) 13,150 56%
  • Tony Theisen (R) 10,363 44%

Assembly District 89 (100% in):

  • Randy Koehn (D) 12,727 46%
  • John Nygren* (R) 14,708 54% 

Assembly District 90 (100% in):

  • Karl Van Roy* (R) 13,954 54%
  • Lou Ann Weix (D) 12,005 46%

Assembly District 91 (100% in):

  • Paul Beseler (I) 711 3%
  • Ted Burleson (L) 243 1%
  • Chris Danou (D) 14,514 54%
  • Dave Hegenbarth (R) 11,602 43%

Assembly District 92 (100% in):

  • Dan Hellman (R) 11,832 47%
  • Mark Radcliffe (D) 13,494 53%

Assembly District 93 (100% in):

  • Darcy Fields (R) 13,164 41% 
  • Jeff Smith* (D) 19,304 59% 

Assembly District 94 (100% in):

  • Cheryl Hancock (D) 15,052 46% 
  • Mike Huebsch* (R) 17,719 54% 

Assembly District 95 (__% in):

  • Jennifer Shilling* (D) ___ __%

Assembly District 96 (100% in):

  • Dale Klemme (D) 12,171 48%
  • Lee Nerison* (R) 13,033 52%

Assembly District 97 (100% in):

  • Bill Kramer* (R) 14,742 55%
  • Ruth Page Jones (D) 12,198 45% 

Assembly District 98 (100% in):

  • Victor Weers (D) 9,495 28%
  • Rich Zipperer* (R) 24,322 72% 

Assembly District 99 (__% in):

  • Don Pridemore* (R) ___ __% 

 

 

 

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