Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 68th
State Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district
2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Rob Summerfield
R Bloomer
since January 6, 2025 (0 years)
Demographics95.34%  White
0.36%  Black
1.16%  Hispanic
0.6%  Asian
1.46%  Native American
0.22%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
59,902
47,350
Website Official website
NotesNorthwest 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 Rob Summerfield, since January 2025; Summerfield previously represented the 67th district from 2017 to 2025.

Contents

The 68th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district, along with the 67th and 69th Assembly districts. [3]

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. [4] 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. [5]

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
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Joseph Looby Dem. Eau Claire Chippewa, Eau Claire January 1, 1973January 1, 1979
William P. Gagin Rep. January 1, 1979January 5, 1981
Joseph Looby Dem. January 5, 1981January 3, 1983
John M. Young Rep. Brookfield Milwaukee, Waukesha January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Joseph Looby Dem. Eau Claire Chippewa, Eau Claire , Taylor January 7, 1985January 2, 1989
David Zien Rep. January 2, 1989April 12, 1993
--Vacant-- Chippewa, Eau Claire April 12, 1993July 9, 1993
David Plombon Dem. Stanley July 9, 1993January 6, 1997
Chuck Schafer Rep. Lafayette January 6, 1997January 4, 1999
Larry Balow Dem. Eau Claire January 4, 1999January 3, 2005
Terry Moulton Rep. Chippewa Falls January 3, 2005January 5, 2009
Kristen Dexter Dem. Eau Claire January 5, 2009January 3, 2011
Kathy Bernier Rep. Chippewa Falls Chippewa, Clark, Eau Claire , Jackson, Trempealeau January 3, 2011January 7, 2019 [6]
Jesse L. James Rep. Altoona January 7, 2019January 2, 2023 [7]
Karen Hurd Rep. Fall Creek Chippewa, Clark, Eau Claire January 3, 2023January 6, 2025 [8]
Rob Summerfield Rep. Bloomer Chippewa, Price, Rusk, Taylor January 6, 2025Current [5]

Electoral history

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPluralityOther primary candidates
1972 [9] Nov. 7 Joseph Looby Democratic 12,59959.07% David Duax Rep. 8,73040.93%21,3293,869
1974 [10] Nov. 5 Joseph Looby (inc.) Democratic 9,50790.00%Joseph L. Larson Amer. 1,05610.00%10,5638,451
1976 [11] Nov. 2 Joseph Looby (inc.) Democratic 13,26361.14%Gerald R. Ritsch Rep. 8,43038.86%21,6934,833
  • Roger C. Wold (Dem.)
  • Anthony J. LaChappelle (Rep.)
  • Joseph L. Larson (Rep.)
1978 [12] Nov. 7 William P. Gagin Republican 7,38250.10% Joseph Looby (inc.) Dem. 7,35349.90%14,73529
1980 [13] Nov. 4 Joseph Looby Democratic 13,39857.20% William P. Gagin (inc.) Rep. 10,02542.80%23,4233,373
  • Mark D. Lewis (Dem.)
  • Martin A. Grindeland (Dem.)
1982 [14] Nov. 2 John M. Young Republican 11,210100.00%11,21011,210Jerome P. Delfeld (Rep.)
1984 [15] Nov. 6 Joseph Looby Democratic 12,87863.14%Allan G. Brown Rep. 7,51836.86%20,3965,360
1986 [16] Nov. 4 Joseph Looby (inc.) Democratic 7,47050.82% David A. Zien Rep. 7,22849.18%14,698242Norman Gillette (Rep.)
1988 [17] Nov. 8 David A. Zien Republican 11,09352.65% Joseph Looby (inc.) Dem. 9,97847.35%21,0711,115Douglas A. Kranig (Rep.)
1990 [18] Nov. 6 David A. Zien (inc.) Republican 8,33752.92%Colleen A. Bates Dem. 7,41647.08%15,753921
1992 [19] Nov. 3 David A. Zien (inc.) Republican 13,46653.40%Colleen A. Bates Dem. 11,75246.60%25,2181,714Richard Postlewaite (Dem.)
1993 [19] [20] June 29 David Plombon Democratic 4,16151.05%Wayne E. Laufenberg Rep. 3,99048.95%8,151171
  • Louis P. Hebert Jr. (Dem.)
  • Howard J. Ludwigson (Rep.)
  • Fred S. Poquette (Rep.)
  • Charles G. Barlow (Rep.)
  • Maynard Hopkins (Rep.)
  • Paul M. Pettis (Rep.)
1994 [21] Nov. 8 David Plombon (inc.) Democratic 7,75050.12%Wayne E. Laufenberg Rep. 7,21746.67%15,464533
  • Darold E. Wall (Dem.)
  • Frank Lach (Dem.)
  • Kevin J. Dickinson (Rep.)
Mark S. Lawrence Ind. 4973.21%
1996 [22] Nov. 5 Chuck Schafer Republican 11,01053.01% David Plombon (inc.) Dem. 9,75846.99%20,7681,252
  • Steve Kaste (Dem.)
  • Jeffrey Wood (Rep.)
  • Violet M. Dawes (Rep.)
1998 [23] Nov. 3 Larry Balow Democratic 8,21051.42% Chuck Schafer (inc.) Rep. 7,75848.58%15,968452
2000 [24] Nov. 7 Larry Balow (inc.) Democratic 12,90953.47%Howard J. Ludwigson Rep. 11,20546.41%24,1431,704Violet M. Dawes (Rep.)
2002 [25] Nov. 5 Larry Balow (inc.) Democratic 9,34151.27% Terry Moulton Rep. 8,85848.62%18,218483
2004 [26] Nov. 2 Terry Moulton Republican 16,66554.09% Joe Bee Xiong Dem. 14,09445.74%30,8102,571
2006 [27] Nov. 7 Terry Moulton (inc.) Republican 11,14351.24%Michael A. Turner Dem. 10,59448.71%21,747549
2008 [28] Nov. 4 Kristen Dexter Democratic 15,43750.35% Terry Moulton (inc.) Rep. 15,16549.47%30,657272
2010 [29] Nov. 2 Kathy Bernier Republican 10,76550.15% Kristen Dexter (inc.) Dem. 10,67349.73%21,46492
2012 [30] Nov. 6 Kathy Bernier (inc.) Republican 13,75852.39%Judy Smriga Dem. 12,48247.53%26,2631,276
2014 [31] Nov. 4 Kathy Bernier (inc.) Republican 11,28952.82%Jeff Peck Dem. 10,07647.15%21,3711,213
2016 [32] Nov. 8 Kathy Bernier (inc.) Republican 15,62858.05%Howard White Dem. 11,26341.83%26,9234,365
2018 [33] Nov. 6 Jesse L. James Republican 14,12957.59%Wendy Sue Johnson Dem. 10,39442.37%24,5333,735
2020 [34] Nov. 3 Jesse L. James (inc.) Republican 18,99360.95%Emily Berge Dem. 12,16239.03%31,1626,831
2020 [35] Nov. 8 Karen Hurd Republican 14,33860.68%Nate Otto Dem. 9,27339.25%23,6275,065Hillarie Roth (Rep.)
Chris Connell (Rep.)

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