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2008Final results

2008 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 40

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Kevin Petersen (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Kevin M. Kuehl (D) by 16.6 points.

Kevin PetersenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%14,741
41.7%10,537
25,278 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

EvenR+41.81996R+38.42004R+5.32006R+16.62008R+38.32010R+29.12016

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