Wisconsin's 88th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 88th
State Assembly district
Map
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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
  John Macco
R–Ledgeview
since January 5, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics84.87% White
3.45% Black
15.9% Hispanic
2.98% Asian
2.36% Native American
0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,855
47,127
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesGreen Bay metro area

The 88th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in Northeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of central Brown County. It includes the city of De Pere, the villages of Allouez and Bellevue, and a small part of the city of Green Bay. The district also contains landmarks such as St. Norbert College and the De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District.[2] The district is represented by John Macco, since January 2015.[3]

The 88th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 30th Senate district, along with the 89th and 90th 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] Under the 1972 plan, the 88th district did not closely resemble any of the districts under the previous maps, it comprised parts of eastern Marinette and Oconto counties.

Under the 1982 court-ordered redistricting plan, the district was briefly moved to east-central Wisconsin, comprising much of southern Winnebago County and central Fond du Lac County. The 1983 redistricting reverted the 88th district back to its prior location, but added parts of Shawano County. The 1992 court-ordered redistricting plan moved the 88th district into the east side of the city of Green Bay, with the 89th district taking over much of what had been the 88th district. The district remained in that area with only slight boundary changes in the 2002 redistricting. The 2011 redistricting plan (2011 Wisc. Act 43) removed most of central Green Bay from the district in order to pack Democratic votes into the 90th district. The 88th district shifted into the neighboring village of Bellevue, the towns of Ledgeview and Glenmore, and part of the city of De Pere. The 2022 court-ordered redistricting mostly preserved this configuration, giving the district a mostly rural character.

The 2024 redistricting (2023 Wisc. Act 94) moved the 88th district closer into the Green Bay metro area, adding all of the city of De Pere, all the territory of the villages of Allouez and Bellevue, and part of the city of Green Bay, itself. Rural towns were mostly removed from the district. Under the new map configuration, the 88th Assembly district is projected to be one of the most competitive districts in the state legislature.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 88th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Richard P. Matty Rep. Stephenson Marinette, Oconto January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983
Esther Doughty Luckhardt Rep. Horicon Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Richard P. Matty Rep. Stephenson Marinette, Oconto, Shawano January 7, 1985 August 4, 1987
--Vacant-- August 4, 1987 October 12, 1987
John Gard Rep. Peshtigo October 12, 1987 January 4, 1993
Rosemary Hinkfuss Dem. Green Bay Brown January 4, 1993 January 2, 1995
Carol Kelso Rep. Green Bay January 2, 1995 January 1, 2001
Judy Krawczyk Rep. Green Bay January 1, 2001 January 3, 2007
James Soletski Dem. Green Bay January 3, 2007 January 3, 2011
John Klenke Rep. Green Bay January 3, 2011 January 5, 2015 [6]
John Macco Rep. Ledgeview January 5, 2015 Current [3]

Electoral history

Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality Other primary candidates
1972[7] Nov. 7 Richard P. Matty Republican 10,720 59.19% Robert La Count Dem. 7,390 40.81% 18,110 3,330
  • John E. Blackowiak (Dem.)
  • Robert LaCount (Dem.)
  • Stanley J. Leja (Dem.)
  • James R. Hertwig (Rep.)
1974[8] Nov. 5 Richard P. Matty (inc) Republican 9,769 67.70% James G. O'Donahue Dem. 4,661 32.30% 14,430 5,108
1976[9] Nov. 2 Richard P. Matty (inc.) Republican 14,344 70.60% Carl E. Krog Dem. 5,974 29.40% 20,318 8,370
1978[10] Nov. 7 Richard P. Matty (inc.) Republican 10,876 69.11% Joseph Donovan Jr. Dem. 4,861 30.89% 15,737 6,015
1980[11] Nov. 4 Richard P. Matty (inc.) Republican 15,891 73.14% Gene L. Oatman Dem. 5,835 26.86% 21,726 10,056
1982[12] Nov. 2 Esther Doughty Luckhardt Republican 6,946 49.71% Patricia Gruber Jerominski Dem. 6,869 49.16% 13,973 77
Carol Neumann Con. 6,869 49.16%
1984[13] Nov. 6 Richard P. Matty Republican 11,791 58.18% Douglas T. Oitzinger Dem. 8,475 41.82% 20,266 3,316
1986[14] Nov. 4 Richard P. Matty (inc) Republican 10,827 100.0% 10,827 10,827
  • Richard C. Johnson (Rep.)
1987[15] Oct. 6 John Gard Republican 5,037 51.59% Charles J. Boyle Dem. 4,726 48.41% 9,763 311
  • Jason L. Maloney (Dem.)
  • Tim A. Duket (Rep.)
  • Walter C. Hitt (Rep.)
  • Richard C. Johnson (Rep.)
  • Danny J. Kanack (Rep.)
  • Corliss A. Lightner (Rep.)
  • Harold A. Pierce (Rep.)
1988[15] Nov. 8 John Gard (inc) Republican 11,624 59.71% Gary Potasnik Dem. 7,843 40.29% 19,467 3,781
1990[16] Nov. 6 John Gard (inc) Republican 6,991 50.16% Scott A. McCormick Dem. 6,946 49.84% 13,937 45
1992[17] Nov. 3 Rosemary Hinkfuss Democratic 12,246 58.38% Robert J. Loy Rep. 8,731 41.62% 20,977 3,515
1994[18] Nov. 8 Carol Kelso Republican 8,223 56.39% Rosemary Hinkfuss (inc) Dem. 6,360 43.61% 14,583 1,863
  • Robert L. Menner (Rep.)
1996[19] Nov. 5 Carol Kelso (inc) Republican 11,067 100.0% 11,067 11,067
1998[20] Nov. 3 Carol Kelso (inc) Republican 8,783 56.93% Lori Nelson Dem. 6,646 43.07% 15,429 2,137
2000[21] Nov. 7 Judy Krawczyk Republican 11,078 50.32% Steve Peggs Dem. 10,898 49.50% 22,015 180
  • Jack Krueger (Dem.)
  • Michael Bina (Rep.)
2002[22] Nov. 5 Judy Krawczyk (inc) Republican 8,157 60.41% Bryan Milz Dem. 4,794 35.50% 13,503 3,363
Dan Senglaub Lib. 541 4.01%
2004[23] Nov. 2 Judy Krawczyk (inc) Republican 13,174 54.24% Dan Aude Dem. 11,093 45.67% 24,290 2,081
2006[24] Nov. 7 James Soletski Democratic 8,927 50.15% Judy Krawczyk (inc) Rep. 8,851 49.72% 17,800 76 Dan Aude (Dem.)
2008[25] Nov. 4 James Soletski (inc) Democratic 13,155 55.86% Tony Theisen Rep. 10,368 44.03% 23,548 2,787
2010[26] Nov. 2 John Klenke Republican 8,224 50.74% James Soletski (inc) Dem. 7,957 49.09% 16,209 267
2012[27] Nov. 6 John Klenke (inc) Republican 14,445 52.40% Ward Bacon Dem. 13,085 47.47% 27,566 1,360
2014[28] Nov. 4 John Macco Republican 12,915 56.20% Dan Robinson Dem. 10,046 43.72% 22,980 2,869
2016[29] Nov. 8 John Macco (inc) Republican 17,742 60.99% Noah Reif Dem. 11,312 38.88% 29,091 6,430
2018[30] Nov. 6 John Macco (inc) Republican 14,628 53.31% Tom Sieber Dem. 12,793 46.62% 27,440 1,835
2020[31] Nov. 3 John Macco (inc) Republican 17,214 52.31% Kristin Lyerly Dem. 15,673 47.63% 32,906 1,541
2022[32] Nov. 8 John Macco (inc) Republican 14,451 58.14% Hannah Beauchamp-Pope Dem. 10,384 41.78% 24,854 4,067

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