2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 42
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Fred Clark (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating J. A. Hines (R) by 17.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Fred ClarkDemocrat · winner
58.5%15,936
J. A. HinesRepublican · incumbent
41.5%11,304
27,240 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