2008 Wisconsin elections
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.
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The Wisconsin fall partisan primary was held on September 9, 2008. Voters selected the parties' candidates for the subsequent fall general election.
The Wisconsin fall partisan general election was held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the Federal and Congressional elections. Offices elected include half of the state's Senate seats and all of the state's Assembly seats.[1]
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, including Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce,[3] has inspired some to call for reforms to Wisconsin election law and the selection of judges.[4] The ascendancy 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 creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill?
The amendment is intended to reduce the veto power of the Governor, sometimes known as the "Frankenstein veto", which has been historically used by governors of all parties to rework legislation.[7]
Fall partisan election
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 contests
Senate Democrats expanded the controlling majority they gained from the Republicans in the previous election cycle.
Candidates listed in bold are their party's nominee for the seat. Candidates with a strike have not submitted adequate nomination documents to appear on the 2008 primary and general election ballots by the July 8th deadline. Candidates not submitting adequate nomination documents may still run write-in candidacies.
† This race is yet subject to a recount. * Results are AP election night reports not yet certified by the elections board.
Assembly contests
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] | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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 | 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) |
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) |
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 |
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) |
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 | 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) |
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) | 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) Jim Huff (cw) Michael Orth (cw) |
Peter Barca 100%* | ||||
| AD-65 | John Steinbrink 96.89% |
Re-election | John Steinbrink | 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 | Jeffrey Wood | Jeffrey Wood 50%* | ||||
| AD-68 | Terry Moulton 51.24% |
Re-election | Kristen Dexter (cw) |
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) 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) Justin Sargent (cw) |
Kelda Roys 100%* | ||||
| AD-82 | Jeff Stone 98.47% |
Re-election | 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 |
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 | 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 | Ruth Page Jones (cw) Steve Schmuki (cw) |
Bill Kramer (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%* | ||||
Candidates in bold won their primary and are their party's nominee for the indicated seat.[15] Candidates with a strike have not submitted adequate nomination documents to appear on the 2008 primary and general election ballots by the July 8th deadline. Candidates not submitting adequate nomination documents may still run write-in candidacies.
† This race is yet subject to a recount. * Results are AP election night reports not yet certified by the elections board.
External links
References
- Constitution of the State of Wisconsin, Sections 4 and 5.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Gableman victorious
- Wausau Daily Herald - Report shows special interests dominate Wis. Supreme Court race
- CBS 3 WISC Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine - Some Call For Changes In Supreme Court Races
- The Capital Times - Gableman's victory shifts court to right
- Wisconsin State Journal - Good riddance to monster veto
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Voters drive stake into 'Frankenstein veto'
- Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine - Candidate Registration
- Associated Press - Results of Fall 2008 General Election
- Wisconsin State Elections Board - Results of Fall 2004 General Election
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Boyle won't seek re-election
- Wisconsin State Elections Board Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine - Results of Fall 2006 General Election
- Wisconsin State Elections Board Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine - Results of Fall 2006 Recounts
- Associated Press - Results of Fall 2008 General Election
- TMJ4 Milwaukee Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine - Election Results