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2008Final results

2008 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 52

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

John F. Townsend (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Keifenheim (D) by 15.9 points.

John F. TownsendRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%15,116
42.0%10,966
26,082 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+5.41998R+7.12000R+32.92004R+15.92008R+25.92010R+21.32012

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