2008Final results
2008 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 35
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Donald Friske (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Jay Schmelling (D) by 13.5 points.
Donald FriskeRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%15,416
Jay SchmellingDemocrat
43.3%11,751
27,167 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET