Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district explained

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Chamber:Assembly
State:Wisconsin
District:68
Representative:Karen Hurd
Residence:Fall Creek
Party:Republican
Incumbentsince:January 3, 2023 (years)
Population:59,902
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:47,350
Percent White:95.34
Percent Black:0.36
Percent Hispanic:1.16
Percent Asian:0.6
Percent Native American:1.46
Percent Pacific Islander:0.22
Website:Official website
Notes:Northwest Wisconsin

The 68th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in northwestern Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Price and Rusk counties, and most of Chippewa and Taylor counties. It includes the cities of Bloomer, Cornell, Ladysmith, Park Falls, and Phillips, and the villages of Bruce, Catawba, Conrath, Gilman, Glen Flora, Hawkins, Ingram, Kennan, Lublin, Prentice, Rib Lake, Sheldon, Tony, and Weyerhaeuser. The district also contains Lake Wissota State Park, Brunet Island State Park, and Timms Hill - the highest natural point in the state of Wisconsin.[2] The district is represented by Republican Karen Hurd, since January 2023.[3]

The 68th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district, along with the 67th and 69th Assembly districts.[4]

History

The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act (1971 Wisc. Act 304) which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties.[5] The 68th district was drawn mostly in line with the former Eau Claire County 1st district (most of the city of Eau Claire), but added all of the remaining precincts of the city of Eau Claire. The last representative of the Eau Claire County 1st district, Joseph Looby, went on to win the first election to represent the 68th Assembly district.

The district boundaries have shifted over the various redistricting schemes since 1983, though the district had remained anchored on the city of Eau Claire until the controversial 2011 redistricting plan (2011 Wisc. Act 43) which divided the city between the 68th and 91st Assembly districts, and added vast stretches of Clark County and parts of Jackson and Trempealeau counties to the 68th district. Under the 2022 court-ordered redistricting, barely any of the city of Eau Claire remains in this district. The 2024 redistricting completely removed the district from Eau Claire County, shifting it north to rural Chippewa, Rusk, Price, and Taylor counties.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 68th district!Member!Party!Residence!Counties represented!Term start!Term end!Ref.
District created
Joseph LoobyDem.Eau ClaireChippewa, January 1, 1973January 1, 1979
Rep.Eau ClaireJanuary 1, 1979January 5, 1981
Dem.Eau ClaireJanuary 5, 1981January 3, 1983
John M. YoungRep.BrookfieldMilwaukee, WaukeshaJanuary 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Joseph LoobyDem.Eau ClaireChippewa,, TaylorJanuary 7, 1985January 2, 1989
David ZienRep.Eau ClaireJanuary 2, 1989April 12, 1993
--Vacant--Chippewa, April 12, 1993July 9, 1993
David PlombonDem.StanleyJuly 9, 1993January 6, 1997
Chuck SchaferRep.LafayetteJanuary 6, 1997January 4, 1999
Larry BalowDem.Eau ClaireJanuary 4, 1999
Terry MoultonRep.Chippewa FallsJanuary 5, 2009
Kristen DexterDem.Eau ClaireJanuary 5, 2009January 3, 2011
Kathy BernierRep.Chippewa FallsChippewa, Clark,, Jackson, TrempealeauJanuary 3, 2011January 7, 2019 [6]
Jesse L. JamesRep.AltoonaJanuary 7, 2019 January 2, 2023[7]
Karen HurdRep.Fall CreekChippewa, Clark, January 3, 2023Current

Electoral history

Year DateElectedDefeatedTotalPluralityOther primary candidates
1972[8] Democratic12,59959.07%Rep.8,73040.93%21,3293,869
1974[9] Democratic9,50790.00%Amer.1,05610.00%10,5638,451
1976[10] Democratic13,26361.14%Rep.8,43038.86%21,6934,833
1978[11] Republican7,38250.10%Dem.7,35349.90%14,73529
1980[12] Democratic13,39857.20%Rep.10,02542.80%23,4233,373
1982[13] John M. YoungRepublican11,210100.00%11,21011,210
1984[14] Democratic12,87863.14%Rep.7,51836.86%20,3965,360
1986[15] Democratic7,47050.82%Rep.7,22849.18%14,698242
1988[16] Republican11,09352.65%Dem.9,97847.35%21,0711,115
1990[17] Republican8,33752.92%Dem.7,41647.08%15,753921
1992[18] Republican13,46653.40%Dem.11,75246.60%25,2181,714
1993[19] Democratic4,16151.05%Rep.3,99048.95%8,151171
1994[20] Democratic7,75050.12%Rep.7,21746.67%15,464533
Ind.4973.21%
1996[21] Republican11,01053.01%Dem.9,75846.99%20,7681,252
1998[22] Democratic8,21051.42%Rep.7,75848.58%15,968452
2000[23] Democratic12,90953.47%Rep.11,20546.41%24,1431,704
2002[24] Democratic9,34151.27%Rep.8,85848.62%18,218483
2004[25] Republican16,66554.09%Dem.14,09445.74%30,8102,571
2006[26] Republican11,14351.24%Dem.10,59448.71%21,747549
2008[27] Democratic15,43750.35%Rep.15,16549.47%30,657272
2010[28] Republican10,76550.15%Dem.10,67349.73%21,46492
2012[29] Republican13,75852.39%Dem.12,48247.53%26,2631,276
2014[30] Republican11,28952.82%Dem.10,07647.15%21,3711,213
2016[31] Republican15,62858.05%Dem.11,26341.83%26,9234,365
2018[32] Republican14,12957.59%Dem.10,39442.37%24,5333,735
2020[33] Republican18,99360.95%Dem.12,16239.03%31,1626,831
2020[34] Republican14,33860.68%Dem.9,27339.25%23,6275,065

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly District 68 . . February 3, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 68 Boundaries . . February 3, 2021 .
  3. Web site: Representative Karen R. Hurd . . January 3, 2023 .
  4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting . Act . 94 . 2023 . . February 23, 2024 .
  5. The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book . 1973 . State of Wisconsin . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1973/reference/wi.wibluebk1973.i0011.pdf . Legislature . 227–230 . February 3, 2021 .
  6. Web site: Representative Kathleen Bernier . . February 3, 2021 .
  7. Web site: Representative Jesse L. James . . February 3, 2021.
  8. The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . State of Wisconsin . 1973 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1973/reference/wi.wibluebk1973.i0016.pdf . Elections . 809, 828 . February 3, 2021.
  9. The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . State of Wisconsin . 1975 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1975/reference/wi.wibluebk1975.i0016.pdf . Elections . 809, 830 . February 3, 2021.
  10. The state of Wisconsin 1977 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . State of Wisconsin . 1977 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1977/reference/wi.wibluebk1977.i0016.pdf . Elections . 894, 916 . February 3, 2021.
  11. The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . State of Wisconsin . 1979 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1979/reference/wi.wibluebk1979.i0016.pdf . Elections . 907, 925 . February 3, 2021.
  12. The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . State of Wisconsin . 1981 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1981/reference/wi.wibluebk1981.i0016.pdf . Elections . 895, 916 . February 3, 2021.
  13. The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . State of Wisconsin . 1983 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1983/reference/wi.wibluebk1983.i0016.pdf . Elections . 890, 911 . February 3, 2021.
  14. The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . State of Wisconsin . 1985 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1985/reference/wi.wibluebk1985.i0016.pdf . Elections . 908, 926 . February 3, 2021.
  15. The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Barish . Lawrence S. . State of Wisconsin . 1987 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1987/reference/wi.wibluebk1987.i0016.pdf . Elections . 889–890, 908 . February 3, 2021.
  16. State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Barish . Lawrence S. . State of Wisconsin . 1989 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1989/reference/wi.wibluebk1989.i0016.pdf . Elections . 911, 926 . February 3, 2021.
  17. State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Barish . Lawrence S. . State of Wisconsin . 1991 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1991/reference/wi.wibluebk1991.i0016.pdf . Elections . 901, 916 . February 3, 2021.
  18. State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Barish . Lawrence S. . State of Wisconsin . 1993 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1993/reference/wi.wibluebk1993.i0016.pdf . Elections . 905–906, 923 . February 3, 2021.
  19. State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Theobald . H. Rupert . Barish . Lawrence S. . State of Wisconsin . 1993 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1993/reference/wi.wibluebk1993.i0018.pdf . Addenda . 969 . February 3, 2021.
  20. State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Barish . Lawrence S. . State of Wisconsin . 1995 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1995/reference/wi.wibluebk1995.i0017.pdf . Elections . 905, 923 . February 3, 2021.
  21. State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Barish . Lawrence S. . State of Wisconsin . 1997 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1997/reference/wi.wibluebk1997.i0017.pdf . Elections . 901, 905 . February 3, 2021.
  22. State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . Barish . Lawrence S. . Meloy . Patricia E. . State of Wisconsin . 1999 . . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1999/reference/wi.wibluebk1999.i0017.pdf . Elections . 880, 883 . February 3, 2021.
  23. Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . May 10, 2001 . 32 . February 3, 2021.
  24. Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . December 2, 2002 . 34 . February 3, 2021.
  25. Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . December 1, 2004 . 34 . February 3, 2021.
  26. Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . December 5, 2006 . 34 . February 3, 2021.
  27. Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . November 25, 2008 . 32 . February 3, 2021.
  28. 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary.pdf . . December 1, 2010 . 25–26 . February 3, 2021.
  29. Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 . . December 26, 2012 . 25 . February 3, 2021.
  30. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 . . November 26, 2014 . 24 . February 3, 2021.
  31. Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 . . December 22, 2016 . 24 . February 3, 2021.
  32. Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 . . February 22, 2019 . 24 . February 3, 2021.
  33. Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 . . November 18, 2020 . 24 . February 3, 2021.
  34. Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 . . November 30, 2022 . 24 . December 1, 2022 .

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