2008Final results
2008 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 5
Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin
Tom Nelson (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Steineke (R) by 28.9 points.
Tom NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%19,384
Jim SteinekeRepublican
35.5%10,684
30,068 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