John Murtha (Wisconsin politician)

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John Murtha
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 29th district
In office January 3, 2007 –January 3, 2017
Primary Election
	Democratic	Kerry Kittel	2,007	33.15%
	Republican	John Murtha	1,581	26.11%
	Democratic	Craig Mohn	1,296	21.41%
	Republican	Rob Stafsholt	800	13.21%
	Republican	Isaac Weix	360	5.95%
		Write-ins	10	0.17%
Total votes			'6,054'	'100.0%'
General Election
	Republican	John Murtha	10,474	51.58%	+1.23%
	Democratic	Kerry Kittel	9,776	48.14%	+2.27%
		Write-ins	57	0.28%
Total votes			'20,307'	'100.0%'	-36.10%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly, 29th District Election, 2008 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Democratic	Chris Buckel	1,593	53.55%
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	799	26.86%
	Democratic	L. John Peters	567	19.06%
	Libertarian	Craig Mohn	13	0.44%
		Write-ins	3	0.10%
Total votes			'2,975'	'100.0%'
General Election
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	17,633	53.38%	+1.80%
	Democratic	Chris Buckel	14,115	42.73%	−5.41%
	Libertarian	Craig Mohn	1,257	3.80%
		Write-ins	31	0.09%
Total votes			'33,036'	'100.0%'	+62.68%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly, 29th District Election, 2010 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	2,510	67.47%
	Democratic	Liz Jones	1,196	32.15%
		Write-ins	14	0.38%
Total votes			'3,720'	'100.0%'
General Election
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	12,533	62.35%	+8.98%
	Democratic	Liz Jones	7,548	37.55%	−5.17%
		Write-ins	19	0.09%
Total votes			'33,036'	'100.0%'	-39.16%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly, 29th District Election, 2012 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	2,224	75.34%
	Democratic	Jim Swanson	716	24.25%
		Write-ins	12	0.41%
Total votes			'2,952'	'100.0%'
General Election
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	15,237	55.84%	−6.51%
	Democratic	Jim Swanson	12,004	43.99%	+6.44%
		Write-ins	46	0.17%
Total votes			'27,287'	'100.0%'	+35.76%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Assembly, 29th District Election, 2014 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	1,019	92.30%
		Write-ins	85	7.70%
Total votes			'1,104'	'100.0%'
General Election
	Republican	John Murtha (incumbent)	14,953	98.49%	+42.65%
		Write-ins	229	1.51%
Total votes			'15,182'	'100.0%'	-44.36%
	Republican hold

References

1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012,' Biographical Sketch of John Murtha, pg. 39
2. Stein, Jason (February 21, 2016). "Two more Assembly Republicans to retire". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
3. "Representative John Murtha". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015.
4. Wisconsin State Legislature website
5. John Murtha profile at Votesmart.org
6. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections". State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 918, 921. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
7. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections". State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 920, 923. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
8. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections". State of Wisconsin 2011-2012 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 903, 907. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
9. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections". State of Wisconsin 2013-2014 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 905, 908. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
10. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections". State of Wisconsin 2015-2016 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 907, 909. Retrieved March 31, 2019.