2008 Wisconsin State Assembly election information
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
64th–Kenosha
94th–West Salem
Last election
47 seats, TBD%
52 seats, TBD%
Seats before
47
51
Seats won
52
46
Seat change
5
5
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
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
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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.
^"State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. pp. 920–922. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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