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2008Final results

2008 election for Wisconsin Assembly District 85

Wisconsin State Assembly · Wisconsin

Donna Seidel (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Jess F. Kufahl (R) by 28.3 points.

Donna SeidelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%16,975
Jess F. KufahlRepublican
35.9%9,487
26,462 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

EvenD+24.52000D+14.62004D+29.12006D+28.32008D+9.42010D+3.22012

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