John Murtha (Wisconsin politician)

John Murtha
John Murtha
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the 29th district
	In office; January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Andy Lamb
Succeeded by	Rob Stafsholt
Chairman of the Eau Galle Town Board
	In office; 2003–2009
Member of the St. Croix County; Board of Supervisors
	In office; 1999–2003
Member of the Eau Galle Town Board
	In office; 1999–2009
Personal details
Born	August 8, 1951 (age 74); Baldwin, Wisconsin
Party	Republican
Spouse	Terrie
Children	4
Alma mater	Chippewa Valley Technical College
Website	Official website

Preceded byAndy Lamb

BornAugust 8, 1951 (age 74)

John Murtha (August 9, 1951) is a Wisconsin politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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

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

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

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

Electoral history

John Murtha

Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 29th district
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Andy Lamb
Succeeded by	Rob Stafsholt
Chairman of the Eau Galle Town Board
In office 2003–2009
Member of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
In office 1999–2003
Member of the Eau Galle Town Board
In office 1999–2009

Personal details
Born	(1951-08-08) August 8, 1951 (age 74) Baldwin, Wisconsin
Party	Republican
Spouse	Terrie
Children	4
Alma mater	Chippewa Valley Technical College
Website	Official website