Wisconsin's 88th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 88th
State Assembly district
Map
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
 Ben Franklin
R–De Pere
since January 6, 2025 (0 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 Ben Franklin, since January 2025.[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
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Richard P. MattyRep.StephensonMarinette, OcontoJanuary 1, 1973January 3, 1983
Esther Doughty LuckhardtRep.HoriconDodge, Fond du Lac, WashingtonJanuary 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Richard P. MattyRep.StephensonMarinette, Oconto, ShawanoJanuary 7, 1985August 4, 1987
--Vacant--August 4, 1987October 12, 1987
John GardRep.PeshtigoOctober 12, 1987January 4, 1993
Rosemary HinkfussDem.Green BayBrownJanuary 4, 1993January 2, 1995
Carol KelsoRep.January 2, 1995January 1, 2001
Judy KrawczykRep.January 1, 2001January 3, 2007
James SoletskiDem.January 3, 2007January 3, 2011
John KlenkeRep.January 3, 2011January 5, 2015[6]
John MaccoRep.LedgeviewJanuary 5, 2015January 6, 2025[7]
Ben FranklinRep.De PereJanuary 6, 2025Current[3]

Electoral history

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPluralityOther primary candidates
1972[8]Nov. 7Richard P. MattyRepublican10,72059.19%Robert La CountDem.7,39040.81%18,1103,330
  • John E. Blackowiak (Dem.)
  • Robert LaCount (Dem.)
  • Stanley J. Leja (Dem.)
  • James R. Hertwig (Rep.)
1974[9]Nov. 5Richard P. Matty (inc)Republican9,76967.70%James G. O'DonahueDem.4,66132.30%14,4305,108
1976[10]Nov. 2Richard P. Matty (inc.)Republican14,34470.60%Carl E. KrogDem.5,97429.40%20,3188,370
1978[11]Nov. 7Richard P. Matty (inc.)Republican10,87669.11%Joseph Donovan Jr.Dem.4,86130.89%15,7376,015
1980[12]Nov. 4Richard P. Matty (inc.)Republican15,89173.14%Gene L. OatmanDem.5,83526.86%21,72610,056
1982[13]Nov. 2Esther Doughty LuckhardtRepublican6,94649.71%Patricia Gruber JerominskiDem.6,86949.16%13,97377
Carol NeumannCon.6,86949.16%
1984[14]Nov. 6Richard P. MattyRepublican11,79158.18%Douglas T. OitzingerDem.8,47541.82%20,2663,316
1986[15]Nov. 4Richard P. Matty (inc)Republican10,827100.0%10,82710,827
  • Richard C. Johnson (Rep.)
1987[16]Oct. 6John GardRepublican5,03751.59%Charles J. BoyleDem.4,72648.41%9,763311
  • 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[16]Nov. 8John Gard (inc)Republican11,62459.71%Gary PotasnikDem.7,84340.29%19,4673,781
1990[17]Nov. 6John Gard (inc)Republican6,99150.16%Scott A. McCormickDem.6,94649.84%13,93745
1992[18]Nov. 3Rosemary HinkfussDemocratic12,24658.38%Robert J. LoyRep.8,73141.62%20,9773,515
1994[19]Nov. 8Carol KelsoRepublican8,22356.39%Rosemary Hinkfuss (inc)Dem.6,36043.61%14,5831,863
  • Robert L. Menner (Rep.)
1996[20]Nov. 5Carol Kelso (inc)Republican11,067100.0%11,06711,067
1998[21]Nov. 3Carol Kelso (inc)Republican8,78356.93%Lori NelsonDem.6,64643.07%15,4292,137
2000[22]Nov. 7Judy KrawczykRepublican11,07850.32%Steve PeggsDem.10,89849.50%22,015180
  • Jack Krueger (Dem.)
  • Michael Bina (Rep.)
2002[23]Nov. 5Judy Krawczyk (inc)Republican8,15760.41%Bryan MilzDem.4,79435.50%13,5033,363
Dan SenglaubLib.5414.01%
2004[24]Nov. 2Judy Krawczyk (inc)Republican13,17454.24%Dan AudeDem.11,09345.67%24,2902,081
2006[25]Nov. 7James SoletskiDemocratic8,92750.15%Judy Krawczyk (inc)Rep.8,85149.72%17,80076Dan Aude (Dem.)
2008[26]Nov. 4James Soletski (inc)Democratic13,15555.86%Tony TheisenRep.10,36844.03%23,5482,787
2010[27]Nov. 2John KlenkeRepublican8,22450.74%James Soletski (inc)Dem.7,95749.09%16,209267
2012[28]Nov. 6John Klenke (inc)Republican14,44552.40%Ward BaconDem.13,08547.47%27,5661,360
2014[29]Nov. 4John MaccoRepublican12,91556.20%Dan RobinsonDem.10,04643.72%22,9802,869
2016[30]Nov. 8John Macco (inc)Republican17,74260.99%Noah ReifDem.11,31238.88%29,0916,430
2018[31]Nov. 6John Macco (inc)Republican14,62853.31%Tom SieberDem.12,79346.62%27,4401,835
2020[32]Nov. 3John Macco (inc)Republican17,21452.31%Kristin LyerlyDem.15,67347.63%32,9061,541
2022[33]Nov. 8John Macco (inc)Republican14,45158.14%Hannah Beauchamp-PopeDem.10,38441.78%24,8544,067

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