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2008Final results

2008 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 29

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

John Murtha (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Chris Buckel (D) by 10.7 points.

John MurthaRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%17,633
Chris BuckelDemocrat
42.8%14,115
Craig MohnLibertarian
3.8%1,257
33,005 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+22.92002R+4.52004R+3.42006R+10.72008R+24.82010R+11.82012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John Murtha (R)Chris Buckel (D)

Also on the ballot: Craig Mohn (Libertarian), 3.8%