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Wisconsin's 68th State Assembly district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 20212024 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	Karen Hurd R–Fall Creek since January 3, 2023 (1 years)
Demographics	95.34% 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
Notes	Northwest Wisconsin

The 68th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. 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. The district is represented by Republican Karen Hurd, since January 2023.

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

• Timms Hill
• Lake Wissota State Park
• Phillips, Wisconsin
• Prentice, Wisconsin
• Brunet Island State Park

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. 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

Electoral history

References

1. "Assembly District 68". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 68 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
3. ^ "Representative Karen R. Hurd". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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6. "Representative Kathleen Bernier". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
7. "Representative Jesse L. James". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
8. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Elections" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 809, 828. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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11. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1979). "Elections" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 907, 925. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
12. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1981). "Elections" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 895, 916. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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22. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1999). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 880, 883. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
23. Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. p. 32. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
24. Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 2, 2002. p. 34. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
25. Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. p. 34. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
26. Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. p. 34. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
27. Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 25, 2008. p. 32. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
28. 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary.pdf (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. pp. 25–26. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
29. Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 25. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
30. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 24. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
31. Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. p. 24. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
32. Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 24. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
33. Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 24. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
34. Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 24. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

• Wisconsin State Assembly districts
• Price County, Wisconsin
• Rusk County, Wisconsin
• Chippewa County, Wisconsin
• Taylor County, Wisconsin